Isaca Exam Cybersecurity-Audit-Certificate Topic 1 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for Isaca's Cybersecurity-Audit-Certificate exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 1

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While risk is measured by potential activity, which of the following describes the actual occurrence of a threat?

AAttack

BPayload

CVulnerability

DTarget

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Suggested Answer: A

Anattackis the actual occurrence of a threat, which is a potential activity that could harm an asset. An attack is the result of a threat actor exploiting a vulnerability in a system or network to achieve a malicious objective. For example, a denial-of-service attack is the occurrence of a threat that aims to disrupt the availability of a service.

by Sherita at Feb 12, 2024, 08:01 PM

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I think the answer is A) Attack.

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