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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Information security managment measurements






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






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






5. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






6. IT governance at the operational level






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






8. CobiT






9. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






10. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






15. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






16. Derived from the COSO framework






17. Corporate governance at the strategic level






18. FRAP






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






24. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






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






37. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






41. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






44. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






46. OCTAVE






47. NIST risk management methodology






48. FMEA






49. CISO






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