Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 9 Question 74 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-50 exam

Question #: 74
Topic #: 9

Suppose your company has just passed a security risk assessment exercise. The results display that the risk of the breach in the main company application is 50%. Security staff has taken some measures and implemented the necessary controls. After that another security risk assessment was performed showing that risk has decreased to 10%. The risk threshold for the application is 20%.

Which of the following risk decisions will be the best for the project in terms of its successful continuation with most business profit?

AAvoid the risk

BAccept the risk

CIntroduce more controls to bring risk to 0%

DMitigate the risk

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Suggested Answer: B

by Dalene at Sep 01, 2023, 03:58 PM

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Bambi

8 months ago

More controls to hit 0% sounds like overkill.

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Yvonne

8 months ago

Surprised it dropped so much, but 10% is still above the threshold!

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Chana

8 months ago

Accepting a 10% risk seems too risky to me.

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Marshall

8 months ago

I think mitigating the risk is the best move here.

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Tran

9 months ago

Risk went from 50% to 10%, that's impressive!

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Leonora

9 months ago

I’m a bit confused about whether introducing more controls is worth it. If we can bring it to 0%, that sounds good, but is it practical?

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Clay

9 months ago

This question reminds me of a practice scenario where we had to decide between avoiding and mitigating risks. I think mitigating might be safer.

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Gregoria

9 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like accepting the risk could be risky itself, especially since the threshold is 20%.

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Gearldine

9 months ago

I remember studying risk management strategies, and I think mitigating the risk might be the best option here since the risk is still above the threshold.

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Troy

9 months ago

This is a good test of our risk management knowledge. I'll review the risk threshold and the options, and then make a decision that balances risk and business profit.

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Elke

9 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of the question. Does "avoid the risk" mean completely shutting down the project, or is there another way to avoid the risk? I'll need to re-read the question carefully.

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Basilia

9 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The risk is now below the threshold, so accepting the risk seems like the best option to allow the project to continue with the most business profit.

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Jani

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The risk has decreased, but it's still above the threshold. I'll need to think through the pros and cons of each option to make the right decision.

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Shawnda

9 months ago

This seems like a straightforward risk management question. I'll need to carefully consider the risk threshold and the options presented to determine the best course of action.

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Florinda

9 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The risk is now below the threshold, so I think accepting the risk is the way to go.

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Antonio

9 months ago

Based on the information provided, I think the best approach would be to mitigate the risk. Bringing the risk down to 0% seems unnecessary and may be overkill.

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Felicia

9 months ago

I'm a bit confused. The question mentions the risk threshold is 20%, but the risk is now 10%. Should we still be considering avoiding the risk?

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Rose

9 months ago

Okay, let's see. The risk has decreased from 50% to 10%, which is below the 20% threshold. I think accepting the risk might be the best option here.

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Meaghan

9 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully weigh the risk factors and the options presented.

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Chandra

10 months ago

I think the key here is understanding what a "usage record" refers to. Based on that, I'll go with option D as the best answer.

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Stevie

10 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The three featured products are Business Edition 6000, Unified Manager, and HD Video. I'm feeling good about that.

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Chaya

10 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think through the different entity types and how the passive activity loss rules apply to each.

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Beata

10 months ago

Okay, I've seen this type of question before. I think the answer is C - insufficient authorization.

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