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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. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






3. Midterm goals






4. CSO






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






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






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






8. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






9. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






18. Potential danger to information or systems






19. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






23. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






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






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






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






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






28. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






32. OCTAVE






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






34. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






36. Responsible for information classification and protection






37. COSO






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






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






40. 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






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






42. CISO






43. FMEA






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






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






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






47. 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)






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






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






50. CobiT