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






2. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. FRAP






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






11. CISO






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






13. 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






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






15. OCTAVE






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






17. CSO






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






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






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






21. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






22. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






23. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






26. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






30. FMEA






31. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






37. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






40. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






45. NIST risk management methodology






46. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






47. 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)






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






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






50. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential