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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. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






2. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






12. CISO






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






14. ISM Standard






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






16. COSO






17. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






19. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






21. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






23. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






27. Midterm goals






28. FMEA






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






30. Mitigates a potential risk






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






32. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






37. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






39. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






42. OCTAVE






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






44. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






47. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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