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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






4. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






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






6. Midterm goals






7. 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






8. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk






17. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. IRM






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






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






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






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






29. IT governance at the operational level






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






31. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






32. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






37. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






40. COSO






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






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






43. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






46. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






48. 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)






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






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







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