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






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






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






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






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






6. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. COSO






17. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






21. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






22. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs






23. Midterm goals






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






25. FMEA






26. Corporate governance at the strategic level






27. OCTAVE






28. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






32. IRM






33. Derived from the COSO framework






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






35. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






39. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






43. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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