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






2. NIST risk management methodology






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






4. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






5. COSO






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






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






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






9. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. FMEA






24. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis






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






26. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






35. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






36. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






37. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






43. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






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






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