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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






2. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






3. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






5. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






7. OCTAVE






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






9. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






12. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






15. Midterm goals






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






17. 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






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






19. FMEA






20. COSO






21. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






24. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






34. FRAP






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






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






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






38. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






40. CISO






41. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






44. Mitigates a potential risk






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






46. IRM






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






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






49. IT governance at the operational level






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