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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






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






6. FRAP






7. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






11. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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






16. OCTAVE






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






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






19. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






20. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






24. Responsible for information classification and protection






25. NIST risk management methodology






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






27. CSO






28. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






31. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






32. CobiT






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






34. 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)






35. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






36. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






46. IRM






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






48. 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






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






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