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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. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






2. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






5. FMEA






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






7. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






13. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






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






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






16. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






25. IRM






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






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






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






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






30. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






31. 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)






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






33. FRAP






34. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. ISM Standard






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






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






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






46. CobiT






47. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






48. IT governance at the operational level






49. COSO






50. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information