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






2. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






5. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






7. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






16. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






18. COSO






19. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






20. 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)






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






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






23. CobiT






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






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






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






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






28. Midterm goals






29. 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






30. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






31. CSO






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






33. NIST risk management methodology






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






35. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






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






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






38. Derived from the COSO framework






39. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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