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






2. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






3. Information security managment measurements






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






5. ISM Standard






6. 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






7. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






10. Mitigates a potential risk






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






12. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






26. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






32. Potential danger to information or systems






33. Midterm goals






34. CSO






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






43. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






46. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






48. FMEA






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






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