Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






4. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






5. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






11. IRM






12. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






14. 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






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






16. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






18. Mitigates a potential risk






19. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






25. FMEA






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






27. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






30. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






34. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)






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






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






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






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






39. CISO






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






41. Information security managment measurements






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






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






44. Midterm goals






45. 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)






46. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






47. CobiT






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






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






50. OCTAVE