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






2. Information security managment measurements






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






4. CobiT






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






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






7. FRAP






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






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






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






11. Responsible for information classification and protection






12. COSO






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






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






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






16. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






20. FMEA






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






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






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






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






25. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






31. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






34. 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






35. 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)






36. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






38. IRM






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






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






41. CISO






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






43. Mitigates a potential risk






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






45. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering






46. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






48. ISM Standard






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






50. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled