CGRC · Question #4
Individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities. Response:
The correct answer is A. Adversary. An adversary is an individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or intends to conduct detrimental activities against an organization.
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Individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities. Response:
Options
- AAdversary
- BEnterprise
- CCountermeasures
- DAssurance
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A90% (36)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
An adversary is an individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or intends to conduct detrimental activities against an organization.
An adversary is defined as an entity that has the intent and capability to cause harm or damage to an organization, its assets, or its operations. This includes internal or external threats seeking to conduct malicious activities.
An enterprise is an organization or a business entity, not an agent that conducts detrimental activities.
Countermeasures are actions, devices, procedures, or techniques that reduce a vulnerability or protect against a threat, not the entity posing the threat.
Assurance refers to the level of confidence that security controls are effective, not the source of detrimental activities.
Concept tested: Information security adversary definition
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/adversary
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