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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners






2. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






3. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats






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






5. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






6. FMEA






7. Information security managment measurements






8. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






9. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






10. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






11. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






14. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)






15. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards






16. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost






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






18. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach






19. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






22. COSO






23. CISO






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






25. 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






26. Mitigates a potential risk






27. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.






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






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






30. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external






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






32. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration






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






34. Responsible for information classification and protection






35. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment






36. 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)






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






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






39. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals






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






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






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






43. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures






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






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






46. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error






47. OCTAVE






48. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs






49. Corporate governance at the strategic level






50. NIST risk management methodology






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