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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






4. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






8. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






11. FRAP






12. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






15. 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)






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






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






18. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






19. FMEA






20. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






23. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






28. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. IRM






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






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






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






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






40. Derived from the COSO framework






41. ISM Standard






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






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






44. Information security managment measurements






45. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners






46. 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






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






48. IT governance at the operational level






49. Responsible for information classification and protection






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