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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. CISO
chief information security officer
security officer
protocol analyzer
exposure factor
2. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
ISO 17799
escalation
ISO/IEC 27002
OVAL
3. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
security governanace
delayed
annualized rate of occurrence
risk
4. Information security managment measurements
security officer
operational
ISO/IEC 27004
protocol analyzer
5. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
strategic
fault tree analysis
usage
delayed
6. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
risk
security program
ISO/IEC 27799
risk
7. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
exposure
john the ripper
OVAL
penetration
8. 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
network mapping
Information Security Management
strategic
ISO 17799
9. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
ISO 17799
vulnerability scanner
network mapping
risk analysis
10. CSO
ISO/IEC 27005
corporate security officer
SP 800-30
qualitative
11. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
vulnerability
ISO/IEC 27002
IRM
exposure
12. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
ISO 17799
security program
ISO/IEC 27001
port scanner
13. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error
OCTAVE
risk catagories
administrative
COSO
14. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
elcomsoft
operational
administrative
15. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
FMEA
FRAP
privilege
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
16. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
confidentiality
planning horizon
escalation
risk
17. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
AS/NZS 4360
availability
tactical
operational
18. COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
security governanace
Information risk management
COSO
19. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis
blueprints
FRAP
ISO 17799
risk catagories
20. ISM Standard
integrity
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
Information Security Management
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
21. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
OVAL
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
OCTAVE
ISO/IEC 27001
22. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
exposure
vulnerability
CobiT
IRM
23. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure
risk analysis
confidentiality
CobiT
technical
24. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited
administrative
vulnerability
usage
port scanner
25. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
exposure factor
mappers
administrative
FMEA
26. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
security governanace
usage
port scanner
technical
27. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information
ISO/IEC 27799
security governanace
penetration
ISO/IEC 27002
28. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
data owner
risk
AS/NZS 4360
firewall
29. 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)
technical
protocol analyzer
mappers
FMEA
30. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
network mapping
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
risk mitigation
COSO
31. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
vulnerability
john the ripper
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
performance baseline
32. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
AS/NZS 4360
CISO
administrative
privilege
33. Responsible for information classification and protection
COSO
data owner
qualitative
risk
34. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
CobiT
qualitative
chief information security officer
exposure factor
35. IT governance at the operational level
CobiT
corporate security officer
threat
risk anlysis
36. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
blueprints
COSO
performance monitor
37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
risk analysis
security governanace
qualitative
integrity
38. OCTAVE
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
vulnerability
tactical
39. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
ISO 17799
BS7799
ISO 17799
annualized loss expectancy
40. Mitigates a potential risk
performance baseline
john the ripper
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
countermeasure
41. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
risk analysis
administrative
ISO/IEC 27001
ITIL
42. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
AS/NZS 4360
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
elcomsoft
data owner
43. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
security governanace
Information risk management
risk mitigation
countermeasure
44. FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
COSO
blueprints
security governanace
45. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
risk analysis
L0phtCrack
risk analysis
ISO/IEC 27005
46. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
privilege
COSO
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
usage
47. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server
firewall
security governanace
CobiT
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
48. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
escalation
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
exposure factor
chief information security officer
49. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
countermeasure
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
ITIL
COSO
50. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
vulnerability
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
Information risk management
fault tree analysis