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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis






2. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






3. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files






4. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






5. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






6. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks






7. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






8. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)






9. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond






10. A tool that monitors network traffic - shows data and protocols in use - also known as a packet sniffer (i.e wireshark - TCPDump - Microsoft Network Monitor - Carnivore)






11. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks






12. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate






13. Derived from the COSO framework






14. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities






15. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations






16. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control






17. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion






18. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting






19. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






20. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits






21. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt






22. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






23. An password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - rainbow tables - can test password strength and recover passwords - was originally free - but now a commercial product






24. Midterm goals






25. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






26. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage






27. IRM






28. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements






29. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






30. CobiT






31. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard






32. Responsible for information classification and protection






33. FMEA






34. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






35. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering






36. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management






37. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned






38. OCTAVE






39. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






40. CISO






41. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk






42. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers






43. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental






44. ISM Standard






45. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)






46. FRAP






47. COSO






48. Mitigates a potential risk






49. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately






50. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate