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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






13. COSO






14. ISM Standard






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






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)






17. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






22. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






27. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






32. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. CobiT






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






41. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






42. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






43. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






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






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






46. CSO






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






48. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






50. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental