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






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






3. CISO






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






5. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






10. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






18. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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. NIST risk management methodology






24. 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)






25. IRM






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






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






28. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






31. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities






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






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






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






35. Responsible for information classification and protection






36. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






37. ISM Standard






38. CSO






39. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






40. Potential danger to information or systems






41. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






45. FMEA






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






47. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






50. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information