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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






6. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






7. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






13. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






15. IT governance at the operational level






16. Midterm goals






17. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






20. FRAP






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






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






23. NIST risk management methodology






24. OCTAVE






25. Derived from the COSO framework






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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)






32. ISM Standard






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






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






35. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






36. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






38. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






47. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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