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






2. Information security managment measurements






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






4. Midterm goals






5. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control






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






7. ISM Standard






8. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






9. NIST risk management methodology






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






11. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






13. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. OCTAVE






30. Derived from the COSO framework






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. CSO






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






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






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






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






37. COSO






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






39. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






43. FMEA






44. Potential danger to information or systems






45. 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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






47. CobiT






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






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






50. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach