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






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






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






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






5. COSO






6. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






8. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. FRAP






17. Information security managment measurements






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






19. IT governance at the operational level






20. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






22. ISM Standard






23. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






26. CISO






27. IRM






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






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






30. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






35. CSO






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






37. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Responsible for information classification and protection






44. Mitigates a potential risk






45. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






50. Derived from the COSO framework