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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






7. IRM






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






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






10. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






18. CobiT






19. FMEA






20. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






23. Derived from the COSO framework






24. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Midterm goals






33. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.






34. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






36. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






39. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






42. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






44. COSO






45. OCTAVE






46. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






50. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled