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






2. CSO






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






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






5. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






8. FMEA






9. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. CobiT






17. 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






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






19. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






22. Potential danger to information or systems






23. IRM






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






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






33. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






36. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






37. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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