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






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






3. IT governance at the operational level






4. IRM






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






6. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






7. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






18. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






23. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






29. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






31. CISO






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






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






34. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






36. FMEA






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






38. FRAP






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






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






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






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






43. OCTAVE






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






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






46. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






50. CobiT