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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. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






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






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






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






5. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)






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






7. OCTAVE






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






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






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






11. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






13. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






15. CSO






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






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






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. 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






21. ISM Standard






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






23. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






26. CISO






27. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






30. FMEA






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






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






33. Corporate governance at the strategic level






34. FRAP






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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