Assessing Corporate Cybersecurityintermediate
Select ALL objectives of a cybersecurity framework identified in the course material.
Answer
Describe the current security state, Describe the target or desired security state, Provide metrics for measuring improvement
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **Describe the current security state**: benchmarking records the condition being assessed.
- **Describe the target or desired security state**: a target clarifies what the organization intends to achieve.
- **Provide metrics for measuring improvement**: measures help track movement toward the target.
### The concept
Frameworks structure assessment and improvement. They can reduce probable risk by helping businesses secure critical assets, but the material does not say they guarantee that attacks cannot succeed. A framework must be applied through organizational processes, controls, and ongoing review.
### The other options
- **Guarantee that cyberattacks cannot succeed**: a framework can support risk reduction, but it cannot guarantee that attacks will fail.
### Terms
- **Benchmarking**: describing a current state so it can be assessed or compared.
- **Metric**: a measure used to track or assess performance or progress.
### Remember
Frameworks support repeatable assessment and improvement; they do not promise zero risk.
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