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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. CobiT






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






16. IT governance at the operational level






17. OCTAVE






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






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






20. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






21. FRAP






22. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






23. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






24. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






26. 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






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






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






29. IRM






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






31. NIST risk management methodology






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






33. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






37. 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)






38. Corporate governance at the strategic level






39. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






43. Potential danger to information or systems






44. COSO






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






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






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






48. CISO






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






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