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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. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






4. IRM






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






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






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






8. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






12. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






26. OCTAVE






27. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






30. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






34. NIST risk management methodology






35. 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






36. CobiT






37. Derived from the COSO framework






38. COSO






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






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






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






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






43. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






44. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






48. Information security managment measurements






49. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






50. IT governance at the operational level