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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






4. CobiT






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






6. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






7. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Midterm goals






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






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






22. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






24. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






25. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






29. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






44. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






45. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






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