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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






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






6. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






12. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. CSO






20. ISM Standard






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






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






23. Derived from the COSO framework






24. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






25. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






26. OCTAVE






27. Responsible for information classification and protection






28. COSO






29. CobiT






30. Mitigates a potential risk






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






32. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






36. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






37. 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






38. Corporate governance at the strategic level






39. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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