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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






4. FMEA






5. Responsible for information classification and protection






6. 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)






7. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






17. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






20. NIST risk management methodology






21. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






22. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






24. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. OCTAVE






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






40. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






41. FRAP






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






43. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






49. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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