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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






5. Information security managment measurements






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






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






8. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






9. 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






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






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






12. ISM Standard






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






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






26. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






28. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






31. 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)






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






33. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






35. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






36. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






38. Corporate governance at the strategic level






39. CISO






40. OCTAVE






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






42. Mitigates a potential risk






43. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






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






45. FRAP






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






47. CSO






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






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






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