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






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






10. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






13. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






14. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






17. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






20. CobiT






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






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






23. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






41. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






42. Derived from the COSO framework






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






44. FMEA






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






46. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






48. Information security managment measurements






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






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