In the context of business continuity, what is the primary purpose of an impact analysis?

To implement controls that reduce the impact of a disruption

To identify the likelihood of various threats occurring

To test the effectiveness of recovery procedures

To determine the potential consequences of a disruption on business operations

A bank is conducting a risk assessment. The risk team has identified that a disgruntled employee could delete critical customer data. The team needs to evaluate this risk. Which factor is MOST important to consider when evaluating the likelihood of this risk?

The cost of restoring the data from backups

The effectiveness of the current access controls and monitoring

The strength of the encryption used to protect the data

The number of employees who have access to the customer data

A healthcare provider is performing a business impact analysis for its patient portal. The portal allows patients to book appointments and view test results. The provider has determined that the portal can be down for up to 6 hours without significant impact. What is the provider defining?

The recovery point objective (RPO)

The service level agreement (SLA)

The recovery time objective (RTO)

In risk evaluation, what does the 'likelihood' of a risk refer to?

The potential financial cost if the risk occurs

The probability that the risk event will occur

The number of vulnerabilities associated with the risk

The speed at which the risk can be mitigated

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Risk Assessment DS0-001 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Business continuity domain, which accounts for 12% of the DS0-001 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 26 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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In the context of business continuity, what is the primary purpose of an impact analysis?
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An organization decides to accept the risk of a minor system outage because the cost of mitigation exceeds the potential loss. This is an example of which risk response strategy?
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13application · medium
A bank is conducting a risk assessment. The risk team has identified that a disgruntled employee could delete critical customer data. The team needs to evaluate this risk. Which factor is MOST important to consider when evaluating the likelihood of this risk?
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A healthcare provider is performing a business impact analysis for its patient portal. The portal allows patients to book appointments and view test results. The provider has determined that the portal can be down for up to 6 hours without significant impact. What is the provider defining?
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In risk evaluation, what does the 'likelihood' of a risk refer to?
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