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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. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






2. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






7. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






17. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






23. CobiT






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






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






26. Midterm goals






27. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






28. FMEA






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






30. 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






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






32. Information security managment measurements






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






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






35. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






38. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






40. 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)






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






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






43. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






44. ISM Standard






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






46. COSO






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






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






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






50. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems