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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






11. OCTAVE






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






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






14. Derived from the COSO framework






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






16. 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






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






18. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






19. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error






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






21. COSO






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






23. FMEA






24. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Mitigates a potential risk






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Midterm goals






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






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






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






42. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






45. FRAP






46. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






47. IRM






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






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






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







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