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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. 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






2. OCTAVE






3. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






4. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






8. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate






9. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






13. Derived from the COSO framework






14. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






15. Corporate governance at the strategic level






16. COSO






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






18. IRM






19. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment






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






21. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






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






23. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






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






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






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






27. Responsible for information classification and protection






28. CSO






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






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






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






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






33. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






48. Mitigates a potential risk






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






50. 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)