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






2. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






3. 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






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






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






6. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






9. Midterm goals






10. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. ISM Standard






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






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






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






27. IT governance at the operational level






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






29. CSO






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






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






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






33. Responsible for information classification and protection






34. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






36. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






37. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






39. CISO






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






41. Derived from the COSO framework






42. Potential danger to information or systems






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






49. IRM






50. COSO