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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. Midterm goals
privilege
risk
tactical
protocol analyzer
2. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
network mapping
threat
vulnerability
risk analysis
3. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
performance baseline
risk anlysis
blueprints
ISO/IEC 27002
4. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited
vulnerability
exposure
administrative
administrative
5. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
CobiT
ISO/IEC 27002
network mapping
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
6. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
threat
administrative
blueprints
availability
7. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
AS/NZS 4360
privilege
john the ripper
8. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
escalation
protocol analyzer
AS/NZS 4360
9. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
annualized loss expectancy
operational
AS/NZS 4360
integrity
10. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
strategic
network mapping
elcomsoft
11. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
network mapping
due care
security officer
penetration
12. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
administrative
elcomsoft
ISO 17799
confidentiality
13. COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
risk analysis
integrity
14. ISM Standard
IRM
exposure
Information Security Management
ITIL
15. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
ISO/IEC 27002
Information Security Management
exposure factor
CISO
16. 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)
network mapping
OCTAVE
protocol analyzer
CobiT
17. Corporate governance at the strategic level
COSO
strategic
delayed
usage
18. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error
ISO 17799
risk catagories
data owner
OVAL
19. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards
risk
network mapping
IRM
risk analysis
20. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
AS/NZS 4360
security governanace
FMEA
exposure factor
21. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
FMEA
performance baseline
usage
22. Information security managment measurements
risk
ISO/IEC 27004
performance baseline
security officer
23. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
IRM
threat
vulnerability scanner
privilege
24. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
Information Security Management
FMEA
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
COSO
25. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
ITIL
exposure
vulnerability scanner
exposure factor
26. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
single loss expectancy
risk analysis
ISO 17799
escalation
27. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
network mapping
SP 800-30
planning horizon
Information Security Management
28. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
security program
ISO/IEC 27002
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
strategic
29. 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
COSO
administrative
ISO 17799
protocol analyzer
30. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
john the ripper
ISO 17799
exposure factor
confidentiality
31. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
COSO
CobiT
FRAP
32. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
vulnerability
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
vulnerability
security officer
33. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
security program
availability
protocol analyzer
ISO/IEC 27001
34. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
risk anlysis
ITIL
firewall
CISO
35. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
firewall
network mapping
usage
operational
36. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
risk analysis
mappers
ISO/IEC 27004
firewall
37. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
CobiT
CobiT
BS7799
technical
38. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
OVAL
blueprints
performance monitor
vulnerability
39. CobiT
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
annualized rate of occurrence
availability
strategic
40. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
administrative
FMEA
41. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information
countermeasure
ISO/IEC 27799
threat
security program
42. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
risk
countermeasure
technical
CISO
43. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
exposure
risk analysis
ISO/IEC 27001
security governanace
44. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
vulnerability
network mapping
IRM
ITIL
45. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
IRM
risk catagories
ISO/IEC 27005
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
46. CSO
ISO/IEC 27005
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
corporate security officer
security program
47. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
chief information security officer
ISO/IEC 27001
network mapping
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
48. Responsible for information classification and protection
ISO/IEC 27799
COSO
integrity
data owner
49. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
CISO
vulnerability scanner
elcomsoft
security officer
50. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
risk catagories
physical
network mapping
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation