Limited Adverse Effects
Question
FIPS 199 defines the three levels of potential impact on organizations.
Which of the following potential impact levels shows limited adverse effects on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals?
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A. B. C. D.operations, organizational assets, or individuals.
Answer: C is incorrect.
Such a type of potential impact level does not exist Answer: A is incorrect.
The potential.
The potential impact is called low if the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability is expected to have a limited adverse effect on organizational impact is known to be moderate if the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability is expected to have a serious adverse effect on organizational operations, have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.
FIPS 199 is a standard issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to guide federal agencies in the selection of appropriate security controls for their information systems. The standard defines three levels of potential impact on organizations: low, moderate, and high.
Out of these three levels, the one that shows limited adverse effects on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals is the low potential impact level.
Low potential impact refers to situations where the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or information systems could be expected to have a limited adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals. This means that the impact is relatively minor, and the consequences of a security breach or incident can be easily mitigated or controlled.
Examples of low potential impact systems include public websites that do not handle sensitive or personal information, or systems that do not provide critical services or functions for an organization's mission.
In contrast, moderate and high potential impact levels represent increasing degrees of impact on an organization. Moderate potential impact refers to situations where the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or information systems could be expected to have a serious adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals. High potential impact refers to situations where the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or information systems could be expected to have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is B. Low.
