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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. 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






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






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






5. OCTAVE






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






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






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






9. CISO






10. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






13. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






19. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






24. ISM Standard






25. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






31. Potential danger to information or systems






32. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






35. COSO






36. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






39. FRAP






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






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






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






43. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






46. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers






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






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






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






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