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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






2. FRAP






3. FMEA






4. CSO






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






6. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






9. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






12. Information security managment measurements






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






14. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs






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






16. ISM Standard






17. Potential danger to information or systems






18. 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)






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






21. CISO






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






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






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






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






26. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






29. Responsible for information classification and protection






30. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






32. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






34. OCTAVE






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






36. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






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






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






42. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






46. IT governance at the operational level






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






48. IRM






49. Mitigates a potential risk






50. COSO







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