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






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






3. CSO






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






9. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






11. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






12. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






17. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






23. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






30. NIST risk management methodology






31. Mitigates a potential risk






32. Midterm goals






33. IRM






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






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






36. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






37. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






48. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






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






50. Potential danger to information or systems