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






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






3. Information security managment measurements






4. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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. IRM






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






11. Midterm goals






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






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. OCTAVE






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. CISO






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






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






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






20. CobiT






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






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






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






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






25. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






29. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






32. COSO






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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