CAS-003 · Question #142
A well-known retailer has experienced a massive credit card breach. The retailer had gone through an audit and had been presented with a potential problem on their network. Vendors were…
The correct answer is C. Quantitative Risk Analysis. Performing quantitative risk analysis focuses on assessing the probability of risk with a metric measurement which is usually a numerical value based on money or time.
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A well-known retailer has experienced a massive credit card breach. The retailer had gone through an audit and had been presented with a potential problem on their network. Vendors were authenticating directly to the retailer's AD servers, and an improper firewall rule allowed pivoting from the AD server to the DMZ where credit card servers were kept. The firewall rule was needed for an internal application that was developed, which presents risk. The retailer determined that because the vendors were required to have site to site VPN's no other security action was taken. To prove to the retailer the monetary value of this risk, which of the following type of calculations is needed?
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- AResidual Risk calculation
- BA cost/benefit analysis
- CQuantitative Risk Analysis
- DQualitative Risk Analysis
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(17 responses)- A6% (1)
- B6% (1)
- C76% (13)
- D12% (2)
Explanation
Performing quantitative risk analysis focuses on assessing the probability of risk with a metric measurement which is usually a numerical value based on money or time.
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