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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






11. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






21. OCTAVE






22. IRM






23. FMEA






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






25. IT governance at the operational level






26. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






28. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. ISM Standard






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






40. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






44. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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