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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. CobiT






2. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






5. OCTAVE






6. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






7. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






9. 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






10. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






12. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






14. Information security managment measurements






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Midterm goals






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






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






24. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






26. COSO






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






28. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






30. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






31. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






34. Mitigates a potential risk






35. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






38. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






48. Potential danger to information or systems






49. 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)






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