Case Studies in Cybersecurity Response Planningintermediate
Select ALL factors the material identifies as relevant to risk-based vulnerability prioritization.
Answer
Active exploitation, Internet exposure, Asset or service criticality, Data sensitivity
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **Active exploitation** raises urgency because attackers are already using the weakness.
- **Internet exposure** can increase the number of potential attackers able to reach the asset.
- **Asset or service criticality** reflects the operational consequences of compromise.
- **Data sensitivity** affects the confidentiality impact of exploitation.
### The concept
Prioritization directs limited remediation effort toward the most consequential weaknesses. The course also names privileges, operational dependency, and compensating controls as relevant considerations. A raw scan score or finding count may be useful, but it should not replace organizational context. A weakness on a critical public-facing service may deserve attention before numerous lower-impact findings on isolated systems.
### The other options
- **Whether the finding has the shortest title**: Title length has no meaningful relationship to exploitability or business impact.
### Terms
- **Internet exposure**: Whether a system or service can be reached from the public internet.
- **Compensating control**: A safeguard that reduces risk when direct remediation is delayed or unavailable.
### Remember
Prioritize by exploitability and business consequences, not by superficial properties of a scan report.
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