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Quiz 1 Cyber security Risk Management
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
In relation to risk management, IP stands for ___________. Ans: a.
intangible property
b. Internet Property
c. Internet Protocol
d. Intellectual Property
ans: d
Identify the true statement. Ans: a. All vulnerabilities in losses.
b. Exploited vulnerabilities result in losses.
c. Vulnerability is a synonym for loss.
d. The method used to take advantage of a vulnerability is known as a
threat
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ans: b
What is NOT an example of unintentional threat? Ans: a. An employee
enters important data incorrectly on a day when he accidentally leaves
his glasses at home
b. The server for an Internet-based business crashes
c. Malware written and run by a "script kiddie" just to see what he could
do destroys a company's information database.
d. A swine flu epidemic causes a massive reduction in the labor force that
maintains a company's systems.
ans: c
Total risk = ______________ Ans: a. threat x vulnerability
b. benefit - cost
c. (benefit - cost) x asset value
d. threat x vulnerability x asset value
ans: d
Systematically tackling the threats and vulnerabilities in the seven
individual domains of a typical IT infrastructure helps you: Ans: a.
Quiz 1 Cyber security Risk Management
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
In relation to risk management, IP stands for ___________. Ans: a.
intangible property
b. Internet Property
c. Internet Protocol
d. Intellectual Property
ans: d
Identify the true statement. Ans: a. All vulnerabilities in losses.
b. Exploited vulnerabilities result in losses.
c. Vulnerability is a synonym for loss.
d. The method used to take advantage of a vulnerability is known as a
threat
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ans: b
What is NOT an example of unintentional threat? Ans: a. An employee
enters important data incorrectly on a day when he accidentally leaves
his glasses at home
b. The server for an Internet-based business crashes
c. Malware written and run by a "script kiddie" just to see what he could
do destroys a company's information database.
d. A swine flu epidemic causes a massive reduction in the labor force that
maintains a company's systems.
ans: c
Total risk = ______________ Ans: a. threat x vulnerability
b. benefit - cost
c. (benefit - cost) x asset value
d. threat x vulnerability x asset value
ans: d
Systematically tackling the threats and vulnerabilities in the seven
individual domains of a typical IT infrastructure helps you: Ans: a.
