What is the purpose of the risk mitigation step in risk management?

To evaluate the likelihood and impact of each risk

To transfer risk to a third party

To identify all possible threats to the organization

To implement controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level

What does the availability principle require of an information system?

Users are authenticated before access

Data is accessible to authorized users when needed

Data is protected from unauthorized modification

Data is encrypted during transmission

A small business is conducting its first risk assessment. The owner wants to focus on the most critical risks first. After identifying assets and threats, what should the business do next to prioritize risks?

Assess the likelihood and impact of each threat to calculate risk.

Purchase cyber insurance to cover all potential losses.

Implement security controls for all identified threats immediately.

Document all threats and vulnerabilities without further analysis.

An organization decides to implement multi-factor authentication for all remote access. This primarily enhances which security objective, and what is a potential trade-off?

Confidentiality, with no trade-offs

Availability, with a possible decrease in integrity

Integrity, with a possible decrease in confidentiality

Confidentiality, with a possible decrease in availability due to extra login steps

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Domain 1Objective 3

Describe Key Security Concepts Surrounding Information Assurance Including Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability and Basic Risk Management. SPLK-5001 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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21foundation · easy
Which security goal is primarily concerned with ensuring that data has not been altered or tampered with?
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22foundation · easy
What is the purpose of the risk mitigation step in risk management?
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23foundation · easy
What does the availability principle require of an information system?
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24application · medium
A small business is conducting its first risk assessment. The owner wants to focus on the most critical risks first. After identifying assets and threats, what should the business do next to prioritize risks?
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25foundation · easy
An organization decides to implement multi-factor authentication for all remote access. This primarily enhances which security objective, and what is a potential trade-off?
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