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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. IRM






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






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






4. IT governance at the operational level






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






6. FMEA






7. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






11. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






12. 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






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






14. ISM Standard






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






16. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






20. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






23. Midterm goals






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






31. OCTAVE






32. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






38. CSO






39. FRAP






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






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






42. Derived from the COSO framework






43. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






47. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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