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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. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






4. CISO






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






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






7. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt






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






9. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






11. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






13. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






15. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Derived from the COSO framework






23. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






24. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






34. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






37. 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






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






39. FMEA






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






41. COSO






42. Responsible for information classification and protection






43. CSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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