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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. COSO






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. CISO






10. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. FRAP






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






24. ISM Standard






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






26. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






28. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






30. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






36. Mitigates a potential risk






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






38. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






40. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






41. IRM






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






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






44. FMEA






45. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






47. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






49. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






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