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Understanding Security: A Risk Analysis Quiz

Test your knowledge on security measures and risk analysis through this comprehensive quiz. Designed for those interested in enhancing their understanding of security protocols, this quiz will challenge your grasp of essential security concepts.

11 questions covering key security principles
Multiple choice format for ease of answering
Gain insights into risk management practices

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by AnalyzingTiger42

Which of the following is the weakest element in any security solution?

Humans

Security policies

Internet connections

Software products

When an employee is to be terminated, which of the following should be done?

Send out a broadcast email informing everyone that a specific employee is to be terminated

Disable the employee's network access just as they are informed of the termination

Wait until you and the employee are the only people remaining in the building before announcing the termination

Inform the employee a few hours before they are officially terminated

Which of the following is NOT an element of the risk analysis process?

Selecting appropriate safeguards and implementing them

Creating a cost/benefit report for safeguards to present to upper management

Evaluating each threat event as its likelihood of occurring and cost of the resulting damage

Analyzing an environment for risks

Which of the following would be generally not be considered an asset in a risk analysis?

A proprietary system resource

An IT infrastructure

A development proces

Users' personal files

Which of the following is not a valid definition for risk?

Risk = threat * vulnerability

Every instance of exposure

Anything that removes a vulnerability or protects against one or more specific threats

An assessment of probability, possibility, or chance

How is single loss expectancy (SLE) calculated?

Asset value ($) * exposure factor

Threat + vulnerability

Annualized rate of occurrence * vulnerability

Annualized rate of occurrence * asset value * exposure factor

How is the value of safeguard to a company calculated?

ALE after implementing safeguard + annual cost of safeguard - controls gap

ALE before safeguard - ALE after implementing the safeguard - annual cost of safeguard

ALE before safeguard * ARO of safeguard

Total risk - controls gap

What security contol is directly focused on preventing collusion?

Principle of least privilege

Separation of duties

Qualitative risk analysis

Job descriptions

While performing a risk analysis, you identify a threat of fire and a vulnerability because there are no fire extinguishers. Base on this information, which of the following?

System malfunction

Virus infection

Damage to equipment

Unauthorized access to confidential information

You've performed a basic qualitative risk analysis on a specific threat vulnerability risk relation. You select a possible countermeasure. When performing the calculations

Asset value

Exposure factor

Annualized rate of occurence

Single loss expectancy

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