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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. CISO






2. FMEA






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






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






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






6. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






7. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. ISM Standard






15. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations






16. 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)






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






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






19. 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






20. NIST risk management methodology






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






22. CobiT






23. IRM






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






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






26. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)






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






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






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






36. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats






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






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






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






40. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






45. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






48. COSO






49. Corporate governance at the strategic level






50. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements