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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. Midterm goals






2. 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






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






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






5. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






9. 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)






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






15. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






18. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






22. Potential danger to information or systems






23. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






37. CISO






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






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






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






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






42. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






44. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






47. COSO






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






49. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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