Reducing the Net Effect on Information Security
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An information security manager has been assigned to implement more restrictive preventive controls.
By doing so, the net effect will be to PRIMARILY reduce the:
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A. B. C. D.C.
Implementing more restrictive preventive controls mitigates vulnerabilities but not the threats.
Losses and probability of occurrence may not be primarily or directly affected.
The implementation of preventive controls aims to reduce the risk of security incidents by preventing or deterring potential threats. Preventive controls are designed to stop an attacker from exploiting vulnerabilities to cause harm, such as stealing sensitive data, modifying or destroying systems or data, or disrupting business operations.
In this scenario, the information security manager is tasked with implementing more restrictive preventive controls, meaning that the current controls are not sufficient in mitigating the risks to an acceptable level. By introducing more restrictive preventive controls, the manager intends to increase the difficulty for attackers to carry out their attacks, therefore reducing the overall risk of security incidents.
In terms of the answers provided, the primary objective of more restrictive preventive controls is to reduce the probability of security incidents occurring. The implementation of such controls can decrease the likelihood of successful attacks by reducing the attack surface, increasing the difficulty for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities, and limiting the impact of successful attacks.
While reducing vulnerability and threat are also important objectives of information security management, they are not the primary focus of preventive controls. Preventive controls aim to reduce the risk of security incidents by decreasing the probability of successful attacks, which is why the correct answer is D. probability.
