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






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






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






4. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






5. CSO






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






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






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






9. 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)






10. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






11. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






16. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






21. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Midterm goals






34. IRM






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. CobiT






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






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






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






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






47. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis






48. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






49. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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