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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. 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






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






4. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






8. Derived from the COSO framework






9. IT governance at the operational level






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






11. ISM Standard






12. Midterm goals






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






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






15. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






16. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost






17. 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






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






19. IRM






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






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






22. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






25. FRAP






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






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






28. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






33. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






38. FMEA






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






40. CISO






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






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






43. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






44. Responsible for information classification and protection






45. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






46. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






48. Information security managment measurements






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






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