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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. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






2. FRAP






3. Information security managment measurements






4. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. COSO






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






14. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






20. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






21. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. CobiT






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






36. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






37. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






40. Midterm goals






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






42. OCTAVE






43. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






46. CISO






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






48. IT governance at the operational level






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






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