SSCP questions with correct answers

Annual loss expectancy (ALE) Correct Answer-The expected annual loss because of a risk to a specific asset. Annual rate of occurrence (ARO) Correct Answer-The expected number of exploitations by a specific threat of a vulnerability to an asset in a given year. Asset Correct Answer-Anything of value that is owned by an organization. Assets include both tangible items such as information systems and physical property and intangible assets such as intellectual property. Availability Correct Answer-Refers to the ability to access and use information systems when and as needed to support an organization's operations. Breach Correct Answer-The intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Correct Answer-A Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) term for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items, that can be purchased in the commercial marketplace and used under government contract. Confidentiality Correct Answer-Refers to the property of information in which it is only made available to those who have a legitimate need to know. Configuration management database (CMDB) Correct Answer-A configuration management database (CMDB) is a repository that contains a collection of IT assets that are referred to as configur