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






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






3. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. IRM






12. Potential danger to information or systems






13. IT governance at the operational level






14. FRAP






15. 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






16. CSO






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






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






19. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats






20. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals






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






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






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






24. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. CobiT






35. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






36. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






37. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






39. ISM Standard






40. FMEA






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






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






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






44. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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