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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






5. Midterm goals






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






7. COSO






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






9. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes






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






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






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






13. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






14. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs






15. Potential danger to information or systems






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






17. Mitigates a potential risk






18. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






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






20. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






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






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






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. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach






25. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






27. Information security managment measurements






28. Derived from the COSO framework






29. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






32. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






35. FMEA






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






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






38. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






43. Responsible for information classification and protection






44. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






48. CISO






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






50. IRM