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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






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






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






5. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






8. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. FMEA






23. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






25. CISO






26. Information security managment measurements






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






49. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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







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