CHAPTER TWO: Vulnerability Analysis

What is vulnerability analysis?

• The process of identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in a system or network to determine potential security risks.

• The process of encrypting data in a system or network to prevent potential security risks.

• The process of identifying and assessing strengths in a system or network to determine potential security risks.

• The process of fixing vulnerabilities in a system or network to prevent potential security risks.

Why is vulnerability analysis important in strategic development?

• To create more vulnerabilities

• To waste time and resources

• To identify weaknesses and potential risks in a system or organization.

• To ignore potential risks

How can vulnerability analysis help identify factors contributing to vulnerability?

• By conducting a vulnerability analysis on a completely different system.

• By ignoring system weaknesses and focusing only on potential threats.

• By relying solely on existing vulnerabilities without considering potential threats.

• By assessing system weaknesses, potential threats, and existing vulnerabilities.

What are some of the key steps involved in vulnerability analysis?

• identification, classification, prioritization, remediation, and verification

• identification, classification, prioritization, resolution, and validation

• identification, classification, prioritization, mitigation, and verification

• identification, classification, prioritization, remediation, and validation

What are the potential consequences of not conducting vulnerability analysis?

• Decreased risk of security breaches, data loss or theft, financial losses, damage to reputation, and legal or regulatory non-compliance.

• No impact on security, data, finances, reputation, or legal compliance.

• Increased efficiency and cost savings.

• Increased risk of security breaches, data loss or theft, financial losses, damage to reputation, and legal or regulatory non-compliance.

How can strategic development help in vulnerability reduction?

• By implementing ineffective strategies that do not address vulnerabilities.

• By waiting for vulnerabilities to occur and then reacting to them.

• By identifying potential risks, developing proactive measures, and implementing effective strategies to mitigate vulnerabilities.

• By ignoring potential risks and hoping for the best.

What are the challenges faced in vulnerability analysis?

• lack of resources, lack of expertise, lack of tools

• identifying vulnerabilities, prioritizing, keeping up with new vulnerabilities, ensuring proper remediation

How can vulnerability analysis be used to prioritize risk mitigation strategies?

• By identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in a system or organization

• By relying on outdated vulnerability analysis reports

• By ignoring vulnerabilities and focusing solely on risk mitigation strategies

• By randomly selecting risk mitigation strategies without considering vulnerabilities