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






3. FMEA






4. IRM






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






6. 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






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






8. Derived from the COSO framework






9. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






14. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






22. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






24. OCTAVE






25. Information security managment measurements






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






27. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






30. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






35. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. CSO






43. CISO






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






45. IT governance at the operational level






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






47. Mitigates a potential risk






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






49. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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