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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
vulnerability
CISO
planning horizon
FMEA
2. IT governance at the operational level
Information Security Management
CobiT
FMEA
data owner
3. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
penetration
CobiT
integrity
4. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
physical
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
network mapping
ISO/IEC 27005
5. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
firewall
security governanace
john the ripper
availability
6. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
risk mitigation
operational
Information risk management
due care
7. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
elcomsoft
security program
network mapping
COSO
8. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
security program
annualized rate of occurrence
elcomsoft
SP 800-30
9. Midterm goals
tactical
protocol analyzer
exposure
security program
10. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
COSO
vulnerability scanner
CISO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
11. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
risk
COSO
network mapping
CISO
12. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
risk analysis
single loss expectancy
port scanner
risk catagories
13. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
vulnerability
vulnerability scanner
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
BS7799
14. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
escalation
COSO
vulnerability
single loss expectancy
15. 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)
qualitative
COSO
risk catagories
protocol analyzer
16. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
AS/NZS 4360
network mapping
OCTAVE
FMEA
17. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
FMEA
escalation
network mapping
firewall
18. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
IRM
due care
CobiT
security officer
19. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
planning horizon
ISO 17799
vulnerability
security governanace
20. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
security program
administrative
OCTAVE
L0phtCrack
21. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
risk anlysis
ISO 17799
privilege
CobiT
22. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
security officer
performance baseline
penetration
annualized rate of occurrence
23. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach
planning horizon
elcomsoft
security program
due care
24. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
due care
risk
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
strategic
25. FRAP
risk catagories
administrative
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
security governanace
26. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
firewall
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
security governanace
risk analysis
27. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
FMEA
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
OVAL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
28. Corporate governance at the strategic level
administrative
FMEA
qualitative
COSO
29. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
COSO
chief information security officer
Information Security Management
CISO
30. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
corporate security officer
usage
IRM
security officer
31. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
vulnerability scanner
mappers
COSO
annualized loss expectancy
32. NIST risk management methodology
physical
SP 800-30
ISO 17799
Information risk management
33. CSO
COSO
AS/NZS 4360
due care
corporate security officer
34. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure
single loss expectancy
FRAP
ISO 17799
confidentiality
35. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
ISO/IEC 27005
vulnerability
data owner
administrative
36. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
performance monitor
OVAL
37. Mitigates a potential risk
countermeasure
operational
FMEA
CISO
38. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
ISO/IEC 27005
ISO/IEC 27004
technical
ISO 17799
39. 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
protocol analyzer
FMEA
risk analysis
L0phtCrack
40. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
availability
security governanace
delayed
corporate security officer
41. OCTAVE
CISO
annualized loss expectancy
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
tactical
42. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
ISO/IEC 27002
ISO/IEC 27799
BS7799
43. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
FMEA
security program
physical
L0phtCrack
44. 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
countermeasure
ISO 17799
IRM
confidentiality
45. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
annualized loss expectancy
ITIL
network mapping
risk analysis
46. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
network mapping
delayed
COSO
SP 800-30
47. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
firewall
CobiT
vulnerability scanner
mappers
48. CISO
chief information security officer
ISO/IEC 27005
ISO 17799
security program
49. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
integrity
single loss expectancy
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
50. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
CobiT
network mapping
risk anlysis
port scanner