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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. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






6. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external






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






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






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






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






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






12. ISM Standard






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






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






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






16. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard






17. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






25. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






28. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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






33. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






35. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






38. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






42. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






47. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






48. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






50. Collection of controls an organization must have in place