The MAJOR advantage of the risk assessment approach over the
baseline approach to information security management is that
it ensures:
A. information assets are over protected.
B. a basic level of protection is applied regardless of
asset value.
C. appropriate levels of protection are applied to
information assets.
D. an equal proportion of resources are devoted to
protecting all information assets.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Full risk assessment determines the level of protection most
appropriate to a given level of risk, while the baseline
approach merely applies a standard set of protection
regardless of risk. There is a cost advantage in not over
protecting information. However, an even bigger advantage is
making sure that no information assets are over or under
protected. The risk assessment approach will ensure an
appropriate level of protection is applied commensurate with
the level of risk and asset value, and therefore, considers
asset value. The baseline approach allows more resources to
be directed towards the assets at greater risk rather than
equally directing resources to all assets.
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