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






2. Potential danger to information or systems






3. IRM






4. ISM Standard






5. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






6. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






7. 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






8. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






12. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate






13. OCTAVE






14. Mitigates a potential risk






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






16. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






18. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






21. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






25. Midterm goals






26. FRAP






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






28. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






31. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






33. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






47. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






49. FMEA






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