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






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






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






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






5. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






8. Information security managment measurements






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






10. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






13. Mitigates a potential risk






14. A tool that monitors network traffic - shows data and protocols in use - also known as a packet sniffer (i.e wireshark - TCPDump - Microsoft Network Monitor - Carnivore)






15. IT governance at the operational level






16. FRAP






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






18. COSO






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






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






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






22. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






25. CSO






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






27. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






28. CISO






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






30. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






31. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






34. OCTAVE






35. IRM






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






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






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






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






40. Midterm goals






41. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






45. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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