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






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






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






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






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






6. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






12. Information security managment measurements






13. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






16. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






20. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






23. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Derived from the COSO framework






31. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






36. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. IT governance at the operational level






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






48. FRAP






49. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






50. Midterm goals