CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control – Question185 - CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

You are the risk official in Techmart Inc. You are asked to perform risk assessment on the impact of losing a network connectivity for 1 day. Which of the following factors would you include?

A. Aggregate compensation of all affected business users.
B. Hourly billing rate charged by the carrier
C. Value that enterprise get on transferring data over the network
D. Financial losses incurred by affected business units

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
The impact of network unavailability is the cost it incurs to the enterprise. As the network is unavailable for 1 day, it can be considered as the failure of some business units that rely on this network. Hence financial losses incurred by this affected business unit should be considered.
Incorrect Answers: A, B, C: These factors in combination contribute to the overall financial impact, i.e., financial losses incurred by affected business units.