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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






3. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






9. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately






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






11. Corporate governance at the strategic level






12. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






15. FMEA






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






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






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






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






20. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






21. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






26. 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)






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






28. COSO






29. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






30. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Potential danger to information or systems






38. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






39. 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






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






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






42. Responsible for information classification and protection






43. OCTAVE






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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