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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Information security managment measurements






2. 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






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






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






5. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






8. ISM Standard






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






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






11. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






15. CISO






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






17. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






28. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems






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






30. 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)






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






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






33. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






34. COSO






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






36. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






41. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






44. Midterm goals






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






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






47. IRM






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






49. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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