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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






10. FRAP






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






12. Derived from the COSO framework






13. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Midterm goals






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






30. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






34. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






36. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






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






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






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






40. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. NIST risk management methodology






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






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