Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






4. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






10. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






11. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






13. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






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






26. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






30. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






34. OCTAVE






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






36. CISO






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






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






39. CobiT






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






41. IRM






42. Information security managment measurements






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






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






45. FRAP






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






47. FMEA






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






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






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