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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. IRM






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






5. COSO






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






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






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






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






10. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






11. 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






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






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






14. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






19. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management






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






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






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






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






24. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






26. Potential danger to information or systems






27. FMEA






28. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






34. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






38. Derived from the COSO framework






39. Mitigates a potential risk






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






41. 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






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






43. Information security managment measurements






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






45. Midterm goals






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






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






48. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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