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






2. OCTAVE






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






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






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






6. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






10. Midterm goals






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






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






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






14. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






15. FMEA






16. CSO






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






18. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






21. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Responsible for information classification and protection






32. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. IRM






43. CISO






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






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






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






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






48. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






49. Derived from the COSO framework






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