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






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






7. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






12. CSO






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






14. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






19. Mitigates a potential risk






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






21. Midterm goals






22. 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






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






24. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






27. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






30. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






34. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. ISM Standard






47. NIST risk management methodology






48. 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






49. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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