As a consultant with the Risk Analysis Consulting Co., you have been asked to pe

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As a consultant with the Risk Analysis Consulting Co., you have been asked to perform a qualitative risk assessment for the TRC Chemical Company.

TRC Chemical has a large outside sales force, numbering in the hundreds. Most of these employees use their own home computers (70% laptops, 30% desktops) to conduct TRC Chemical business. You have been asked to assess the risks associate with the use of home computers versus company-owned and -managed computers.

Build a chart that lists each threat, along with the impact, probability, countermeasure and probability with countermeasure.

Threat

Impact

Probability

Countermeasure

Probability with Countermeasure

Threat

Impact

Probability

Countermeasure

Probability with Countermeasure

Explanation / Answer

Probability

with

countermeasure

Threat Impact Probability Countermeasure

Probability

with

countermeasure

Beta software Crash of the system Very high Try to keep the stable software in the system. Home users often require that extra multimedia or such feature which makes it hard to keep only stable versions of software. So high probability. Power failure Lose unsaved data Very high Save the data repeatedly and try to use backup power if affordable. By saving the data frequently risk can be minimized however the work time is affected. Viruses, worms. Instability of the system High Keep updated aniti malwar and antivirus software and do not open suspicious looking websites. It is always difficult to keep the same level of sophisticated security that is provided in a work computer. So, risk is high even with available countermeasures.

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