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






2. Responsible for information classification and protection






3. Mitigates a potential risk






4. ISM Standard






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






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






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






8. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






10. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






11. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






12. CISO






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






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






15. An password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - rainbow tables - can test password strength and recover passwords - was originally free - but now a commercial product






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






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






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






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






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






21. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






22. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






34. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)






35. Potential danger to information or systems






36. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






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






41. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






44. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






45. FMEA






46. CSO






47. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






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






49. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






50. Information security managment measurements