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






2. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






6. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






19. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






20. COSO






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






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






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






24. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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. Potential danger to information or systems






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






32. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






43. Midterm goals






44. ISM Standard






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






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






47. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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