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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. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






2. OCTAVE






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






4. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






7. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






9. Derived from the COSO framework






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






11. CSO






12. ISM Standard






13. FMEA






14. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






27. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






31. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






33. IRM






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






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






36. 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






37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






38. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. NIST risk management methodology






50. Mitigates a potential risk