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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. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. OCTAVE






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






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






12. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






14. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






16. COSO






17. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






20. CobiT






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks






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






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






29. CSO






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






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






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






33. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






34. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






35. Midterm goals






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






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






38. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






40. IRM






41. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






50. Mitigates a potential risk