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Leadership is deciding between two security controls for a customer portal outage risk. Finance wants to compare the options in dollars, using expected loss, not just a high/medium/low rating. Which approach should the analyst use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
Quantitative risk analysis, because it expresses likelihood and impact in monetary terms.
Quantitative risk analysis is the right method when decision-makers want financial comparisons. It uses numerical estimates such as annual loss expectancy, cost of control, and probable impact in dollars. That allows leadership to compare mitigation options against the expected reduction in loss and make a budget-based decision. In this situation, the business specifically wants a dollar-based analysis rather than a subjective ranking.
B
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Qualitative risk analysis, because it uses categories like critical, medium, and low.
Qualitative analysis is useful for quick prioritization, but it does not provide the dollar-based comparison requested by finance. It usually relies on relative ratings instead of precise financial values.
C
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Business impact analysis, because it identifies which business processes are important.
A business impact analysis helps identify critical functions and recovery priorities, but it is not the primary method for comparing control costs against monetary risk reduction. It supports risk decisions, rather than replacing risk analysis.
D
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Risk avoidance, because eliminating the activity removes the threat completely.
Risk avoidance is a treatment strategy, not an analysis method. The question asks how to compare options in dollars, which requires analyzing risk before deciding whether to avoid, mitigate, transfer, or accept it.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
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What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Quantitative risk analysis, because it expresses likelihood and impact in monetary terms. — Quantitative risk analysis is the best fit because leadership wants to compare controls using financial impact rather than subjective rankings. This method estimates the expected losses and the value of a mitigation in monetary terms, which makes it easier to justify spending and prioritize investments. It is especially useful when the organization needs to weigh control cost against the reduction in probable loss. That is exactly what the scenario describes. Why others are wrong: Qualitative analysis is useful for sorting risks quickly, but it does not provide dollar values. A business impact analysis helps identify critical functions and recovery priorities, but it is not the direct tool for comparing control costs. Risk avoidance is a treatment decision, not the analysis method requested by the question. The key clue is finance wanting numbers in dollars for decision-making.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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