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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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1. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
confidentiality
corporate security officer
firewall
penetration
2. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
physical
risk mitigation
delayed
OCTAVE
3. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
OVAL
administrative
ISO/IEC 27799
security program
4. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
risk anlysis
blueprints
threat
administrative
5. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
availability
ISO 17799
6. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
operational
ISO/IEC 27001
fault tree analysis
mappers
7. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
vulnerability scanner
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
ISO/IEC 27001
performance baseline
8. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
integrity
risk analysis
blueprints
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
9. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
vulnerability
exposure factor
exposure
network mapping
10. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
vulnerability
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
security governanace
11. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
CobiT
fault tree analysis
ISO 17799
protocol analyzer
12. 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)
delayed
protocol analyzer
countermeasure
technical
13. Provides a cost/benefit comparision
BS7799
ITIL
risk analysis
administrative
14. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
privilege
fault tree analysis
ISO/IEC 27002
IRM
15. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
availability
network mapping
single loss expectancy
16. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion
qualitative
SP 800-30
CobiT
integrity
17. Mitigates a potential risk
CISO
countermeasure
protocol analyzer
risk analysis
18. Information security managment measurements
integrity
technical
ISO/IEC 27004
qualitative
19. FRAP
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
Information risk management
administrative
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
20. Derived from the COSO framework
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
penetration
CobiT
ISO/IEC 27001
21. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
fault tree analysis
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
availability
vulnerability
22. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
COSO
delayed
tactical
annualized rate of occurrence
23. CobiT
due care
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
BS7799
CobiT
24. IRM
vulnerability scanner
integrity
Information risk management
threat
25. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
CobiT
corporate security officer
SP 800-30
26. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
penetration
elcomsoft
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
FMEA
27. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
OCTAVE
risk
Information risk management
BS7799
28. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
planning horizon
availability
FMEA
CobiT
29. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
integrity
due care
COSO
ISO/IEC 27799
30. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
firewall
elcomsoft
administrative
ISO/IEC 27799
31. Corporate governance at the strategic level
COSO
BS7799
risk anlysis
due care
32. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
protocol analyzer
strategic
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
risk
33. IT governance at the operational level
AS/NZS 4360
CobiT
elcomsoft
planning horizon
34. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
annualized rate of occurrence
ISO/IEC 27799
network mapping
Information risk management
35. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
administrative
risk mitigation
planning horizon
performance baseline
36. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration
elcomsoft
COSO
technical
CobiT
37. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
L0phtCrack
IRM
network mapping
risk analysis
38. NIST risk management methodology
due care
SP 800-30
port scanner
network mapping
39. 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
confidentiality
corporate security officer
ISO/IEC 27799
ISO 17799
40. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
Information risk management
BS7799
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
ISO/IEC 27002
41. Midterm goals
firewall
tactical
FRAP
IRM
42. COSO
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
technical
qualitative
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
43. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering
FMEA
COSO
physical
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
44. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
network mapping
port scanner
OCTAVE
ISO/IEC 27005
45. CSO
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
corporate security officer
BS7799
due care
46. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
exposure
vulnerability
security officer
privilege
47. FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
chief information security officer
risk analysis
protocol analyzer
48. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
risk catagories
physical
ISO 17799
security program
49. ISM Standard
ISO/IEC 27001
CobiT
Information Security Management
CobiT
50. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
CobiT
COSO
FRAP