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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






8. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






12. CobiT






13. IT governance at the operational level






14. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






16. Mitigates a potential risk






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






18. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






19. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






23. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






25. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






30. ISM Standard






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






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






33. FMEA






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






35. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






37. 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






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






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






40. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






43. CISO






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






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






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






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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