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






2. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. COSO






10. FRAP






11. 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






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






13. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






14. 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)






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






16. ISM Standard






17. FMEA






18. Midterm goals






19. Information security managment measurements






20. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






24. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






28. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate






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






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






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






32. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






37. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






39. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






41. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Potential danger to information or systems






48. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






49. Responsible for information classification and protection






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