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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. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






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






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






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






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






6. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






7. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






9. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






12. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






16. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs






17. 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)






18. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach






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






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






21. 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






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






23. COSO






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






25. Midterm goals






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






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






28. FMEA






29. Corporate governance at the strategic level






30. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






39. OCTAVE






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






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






42. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






45. CISO






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur