Chapter 9, Exercise 1

Chapter 9, Exercise 1

Using the following table, calculate the SLE, ARO, and ALE for each threat category listed:

 

XYZ Software Company, major threat categories for new applications development

Cost per Incident

Frequency of Occurrence

SLE

ARO

ALE

Programmer mistakes

$5,000

1 per week

5,000

52.0

 $  260,000

Loss of intellectual property

$75,000

1 per year

75,000

1.0

 $    75,000

Software piracy

$500

1 per week

500

52.0

 $    26,000

Theft of information (hacker)

$2,500

1 per quarter

2,500

4.0

 $    10,000

Theft of information (employee)

$5,000

1 per 6 months

5,000

2.0

 $    10,000

Web defacement

$500

1 per month

500

12.0

 $      6,000

Theft of equipment

$5,000

1 per year

5,000

1.0

 $      5,000

Virus, worms, Trojan horses

$1,500

1 per week

1,500

52.0

 $    78,000

Denial-of-service attacks

$2,500

1 per quarter

2,500

4.0

 $    10,000

Earthquake

$250,000

1 per 20 years

250,000

0.1

 $    12,500

Flood

$250,000

1 per 10 years

250,000

0.1

 $    25,000

Fire

$500,000

1 per 10 years

500,000

0.1

 $    50,000

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