CAS-004 Governance, Risk, and Compliance Practice Question
A security analyst is calculating the annualized loss expectancy (ALE) for a server that has an asset value of $50,000 and an exposure factor (EF) of 0.2. The annualized rate of occurrence (ARO) is estimated at 4. What is the ALE?
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$40,000
ALE = SLE × ARO; SLE = AV × EF = $50,000 × 0.2 = $10,000; ALE = $10,000 × 4 = $40,000.
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$10,000
Why it's wrong here
This is the SLE, not the ALE.
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$40,000
Why this is correct
Correct calculation: $50,000 × 0.2 × 4 = $40,000.
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$50,000
Why it's wrong here
This is the asset value, not the ALE.
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$200,000
Why it's wrong here
This would be AV × ARO without EF.
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