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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






4. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






5. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






11. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. IRM






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






21. 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)






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






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






24. 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






25. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






29. CSO






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






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






32. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






35. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






40. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






41. Potential danger to information or systems






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






43. 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






44. COSO






45. ISM Standard






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






47. Derived from the COSO framework






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






49. IT governance at the operational level






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