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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






2. CSO






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






4. IRM






5. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. OCTAVE






20. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






26. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






30. FMEA






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






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






33. Derived from the COSO framework






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






35. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






38. Responsible for information classification and protection






39. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






45. ISM Standard






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






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






48. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






49. Corporate governance at the strategic level






50. CobiT







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