QuestionQ128

VerifiedRisk Assessment

To comply with a particular information security risk-management standard, George performed an exercise to identify every risk his organization faced. He determined that the organization was vulnerable to these risks:

  • Phishing emails sent to the organization’s employees
  • Earthquakes, which were common in the city where his office was located
  • Destruction of the organization’s critical data if the primary server crashed
  • Electrical surges that could, over time, damage the primary server

The standard required him to prioritize these risks before developing a plan to address them and to identify the highest-priority risk. George considered electrical surges to be the highest-priority risk. Which standard is George seeking to comply with?

Explanation

ISO/IEC 27005 provides guidance for managing information security risks, including their identification, assessment, prioritization, and treatment. It supports risk-based information security management and is therefore the standard that fits this activity.

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