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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. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






6. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






8. CSO






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






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






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






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






13. CobiT






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






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






16. 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






17. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned






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






19. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits






20. FRAP






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






22. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






26. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






27. ISM Standard






28. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






31. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






35. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






37. 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






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






39. Responsible for information classification and protection






40. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






44. Potential danger to information or systems






45. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






46. 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)






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






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






49. CISO






50. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs