Suppose XYZ Software Company faces the threats given in the following table. Using the table, calculate the ARO and ALE for each threat category that XYZ Software Company faces. Threat Category Cost per Incident (SLE) Frequency of Occurrence Programmer mistakes $5,000 1 per week Loss of intellectual property $75,000 1 per year Assume a year has passed and XYZ has improved security by applying a number of controls. Using the information from the following table, calculate the post-control ARO and ALE for each threat category listed. Cost per Frequency of Cost of Threat Category Incident Occurrence Control Type of Control Programmer mistakes $5,000 1 per month $20,000 Training Loss of intellectual property $75,000 1 per 2 years $15,000 Firewall/IDS Calculate the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for each threat category. For each threat category, determine if the proposed control is worth the costs.

Suppose XYZ Software Company faces the threats given in the following table. Using the table, calculate the ARO and ALE for each threat category that XYZ Software Company faces. Threat Category Cost per Incident (SLE) Frequency of Occurrence Programmer mistakes $5,000 1 per week Loss of intellectual property $75,000 1 per year Assume a year has passed and XYZ has improved security by applying a number of controls. Using the information from the following table, calculate the post-control ARO and ALE for each threat category listed. Cost per Frequency of Cost of Threat Category Incident Occurrence Control Type of Control Programmer mistakes $5,000 1 per month $20,000 Training Loss of intellectual property $75,000 1 per 2 years $15,000 Firewall/IDS Calculate the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for each threat category. For each threat category, determine if the proposed control is worth the costs.

Essentials Of Investments

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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

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