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






2. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






3. NIST risk management methodology






4. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






6. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






14. Information security managment measurements






15. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






20. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






36. ISM Standard






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






38. CobiT






39. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






41. FRAP






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






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






44. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






49. IRM






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