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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. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






3. OCTAVE






4. Midterm goals






5. IRM






6. Information security managment measurements






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






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






9. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Derived from the COSO framework






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






28. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






31. ISM Standard






32. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






34. CSO






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






45. 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






46. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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