CRISC Risk Response and Reporting Practice Question
The risk team is evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a proposed control that will reduce the annualized loss expectancy (ALE) for a cyber attack from $500,000 to $100,000. The annual cost of the control is $150,000. What is the net benefit of implementing this control?
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$250,000
The ALE reduction is $400,000. Subtracting the control cost of $150,000 gives a net benefit of $250,000.
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$400,000
Why it's wrong here
This is the ALE reduction, not the net benefit.
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$250,000
Why this is correct
Correct: $400,000 reduction minus $150,000 cost equals $250,000 net benefit.
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$150,000
Why it's wrong here
This is the control cost, not the net benefit.
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$350,000
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect calculation.
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