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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






5. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






11. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






13. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






18. Information security managment measurements






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






20. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






23. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






29. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






35. FMEA






36. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






39. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






42. FRAP






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






44. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






45. Responsible for information classification and protection






46. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






47. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






48. 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






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






50. IT governance at the operational level