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






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






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






5. 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






6. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






7. COSO






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






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






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






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






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)






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






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






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






16. Information security managment measurements






17. Derived from the COSO framework






18. FRAP






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






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






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






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






23. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






25. OCTAVE






26. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






32. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






35. CISO






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






37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






38. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






43. CSO






44. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






50. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential