021.2 Risk Assessment and Management

021.2 Risk Assessment and Management

Reference to LPI objectives

Security Essentials version 1.0, Exam 020, Objective 021.2

Weight

2

Key knowledge areas

  • Know common sources for security information

  • Understanding of security incident classification schema and important types of security vulnerabilities

  • Understanding of the concepts of security assessments and IT forensics

  • Awareness of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Information Security Incident Response Plans and Teams

Partial list of the used files, terms and utilities

  • Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

  • CVE ID

  • Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)

  • Penetration testing

  • Untargeted attacks and Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)

  • Zero-day security vulnerabilities

  • Remote execution and explication of security vulnerabilities

  • Privilege escalation due to security vulnerabilities

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