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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
ISO/IEC 27005
CISO
IRM
fault tree analysis
2. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
exposure factor
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
OVAL
ISO/IEC 27002
3. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
ISO 17799
usage
ISO/IEC 27001
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
4. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
ISO/IEC 27001
technical
CobiT
annualized loss expectancy
5. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
due care
CobiT
risk
confidentiality
6. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
ISO/IEC 27799
COSO
due care
security program
7. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
firewall
administrative
privilege
corporate security officer
8. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
qualitative
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
corporate security officer
9. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
OVAL
CobiT
network mapping
10. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
delayed
integrity
vulnerability scanner
elcomsoft
11. FMEA
penetration
FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
OCTAVE
12. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
annualized loss expectancy
protocol analyzer
risk anlysis
chief information security officer
13. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
security program
usage
blueprints
physical
14. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
COSO
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
fault tree analysis
CISO
15. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
COSO
vulnerability
exposure factor
BS7799
16. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
Information risk management
FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
OVAL
17. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
CISO
exposure factor
CobiT
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
18. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
OCTAVE
L0phtCrack
CobiT
19. IRM
FMEA
Information risk management
countermeasure
OVAL
20. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
vulnerability scanner
blueprints
planning horizon
chief information security officer
21. 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)
security governanace
ISO/IEC 27005
protocol analyzer
fault tree analysis
22. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach
mappers
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
administrative
due care
23. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration
administrative
security officer
performance monitor
technical
24. 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
risk
elcomsoft
security program
ISO 17799
25. Responsible for information classification and protection
data owner
performance monitor
countermeasure
risk catagories
26. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
availability
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
AS/NZS 4360
administrative
27. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
COSO
john the ripper
network mapping
protocol analyzer
28. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
network mapping
risk mitigation
annualized rate of occurrence
CobiT
29. CSO
OCTAVE
Information Security Management
corporate security officer
threat
30. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
ISO 17799
FMEA
network mapping
threat
31. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
single loss expectancy
administrative
availability
ITIL
32. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure
fault tree analysis
network mapping
confidentiality
AS/NZS 4360
33. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
CobiT
annualized rate of occurrence
privilege
risk
34. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
L0phtCrack
corporate security officer
network mapping
chief information security officer
35. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
risk analysis
planning horizon
ITIL
usage
36. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
tactical
SP 800-30
performance baseline
due care
37. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
corporate security officer
security program
exposure
vulnerability
38. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
physical
L0phtCrack
risk anlysis
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
39. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
port scanner
risk analysis
security governanace
elcomsoft
40. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
strategic
data owner
integrity
41. Potential danger to information or systems
network mapping
availability
Information risk management
threat
42. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited
vulnerability
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
L0phtCrack
43. 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
ISO 17799
usage
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
L0phtCrack
44. COSO
strategic
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
risk catagories
ISO/IEC 27001
45. ISM Standard
security program
annualized rate of occurrence
Information Security Management
AS/NZS 4360
46. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
tactical
COSO
CobiT
ITIL
47. Derived from the COSO framework
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
privilege
CobiT
CISO
48. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
COSO
annualized rate of occurrence
network mapping
protocol analyzer
49. IT governance at the operational level
ISO/IEC 27004
ISO/IEC 27002
CobiT
L0phtCrack
50. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
COSO
ISO/IEC 27002
technical
security governanace