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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. CISO






2. IT governance at the operational level






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






4. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






7. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






20. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






21. Corporate governance at the strategic level






22. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






25. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






26. FRAP






27. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. NIST risk management methodology






37. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






40. OCTAVE






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






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






43. IRM






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






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






46. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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