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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






5. CISO






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






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






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






9. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






10. FRAP






11. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






14. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






16. CobiT






17. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






22. FMEA






23. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






26. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






30. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






31. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






37. IRM






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






39. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Potential danger to information or systems






45. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






50. Responsible for information classification and protection