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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. COSO






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






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






5. CSO






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






7. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






9. CobiT






10. ISM Standard






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






12. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)






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






14. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






29. Derived from the COSO framework






30. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






31. FRAP






32. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






33. Midterm goals






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






35. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






38. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






44. IT governance at the operational level






45. CISO






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






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






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






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






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