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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. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






7. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






9. CobiT






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






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






12. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






14. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






15. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






16. CISO






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






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






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






20. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






30. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






36. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






37. IRM






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






39. Corporate governance at the strategic level






40. CSO






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






42. Responsible for information classification and protection






43. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






45. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






49. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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