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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. IRM






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






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






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






13. CSO






14. Mitigates a potential risk






15. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. OCTAVE






27. Derived from the COSO framework






28. COSO






29. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt






30. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






32. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






34. Midterm goals






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






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






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






38. CISO






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






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






41. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






46. ISM Standard






47. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






49. Potential danger to information or systems






50. SLE x ARO - (ALE)