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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. CSO






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






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






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






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






8. ISM Standard






9. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. IT governance at the operational level






17. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






18. Midterm goals






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






20. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






21. FMEA






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






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






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






25. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. OCTAVE






34. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






35. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






39. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






42. NIST risk management methodology






43. CobiT






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






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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






47. 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






48. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






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






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