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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






5. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. CobiT






14. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






16. Midterm goals






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






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






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






20. Potential danger to information or systems






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






34. ISM Standard






35. OCTAVE






36. CISO






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






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






39. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






40. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






50. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential