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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






3. 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)






4. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






7. OCTAVE






8. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






22. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






25. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






27. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






28. 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






29. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






32. CSO






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






34. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






44. COSO






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






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






47. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






48. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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