QuestionQ113

VerifiedRisk Assessment

Polly was estimating the magnitude of harm that could be done to her organization if someone leaked the details of the new product her team was developing. Because the information was stored on a potentially vulnerable server and upgrading the infrastructure would be very costly, she was evaluating whether the upgrade should be made. Based on her estimates, her company could lose more than two hundred thousand dollars if such a leak occurred. Since that amount exceeded the cost of the upgrade, she chose to proceed with it. Which risk factor did Polly essentially estimate?

Explanation

Impact is the potential consequence or loss resulting from a risk event. The estimated loss of more than two hundred thousand dollars represents the financial impact of a product-information leak.

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