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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. ISM Standard






24. NIST risk management methodology






25. 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






26. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






29. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






33. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






34. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






38. Potential danger to information or systems






39. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






42. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






46. CobiT






47. FRAP






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






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






50. Mitigates a potential risk