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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. FRAP






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






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






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






5. FMEA






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






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






8. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






11. CISO






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






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






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






15. ISM Standard






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






17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






24. 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






25. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






29. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






33. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






34. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






36. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






41. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






46. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






48. COSO






49. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






50. IRM







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