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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________






6. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






8. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






13. FRAP






14. OCTAVE






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






16. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






17. NIST risk management methodology






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






19. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






21. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






24. ISM Standard






25. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)






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






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






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






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






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






31. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






33. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






34. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






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






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






37. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems






38. Midterm goals






39. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






41. CSO






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






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






44. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)






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






46. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






50. Security policy - map business objectives to security - Security infrastructure - security officer - reviews - Assest classification/control - inventory - Personnel security - screening - training - roles - Physical security - Communication/operation