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






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






3. NIST risk management methodology






4. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






7. IRM






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






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






10. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






21. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






24. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






29. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. OCTAVE






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






41. CobiT






42. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






44. CISO






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






46. FMEA






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






48. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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