Assessing Corporate Cybersecurityintermediate
Arrange the following phases in chronological order when establishing an organization's security posture, from initial assessment to validation: Formulate security policies, Conduct penetration testing, Conduct risk assessment, Implement security controls.
Answer
Conduct risk assessment, Formulate security policies, Implement security controls, Conduct penetration testing
Explanation
### The order
1. **Identify relevant risks**: first determine what could harm the organization and what needs attention.
2. **Model threats**: examine plausible threat paths and how they may affect assets.
3. **Establish policies and procedures**: use the assessment to direct expected protective behavior and work.
4. **Conduct penetration testing**: test security measures and look for exploitable weaknesses.
### The concept
The course lists these as prevention and sustainment activities, not as a mandatory universal sequence. The proposed order is a reasonable planning sequence: understand risk and threats before setting measures, then test the resulting posture.
### Terms
- **Penetration testing**: testing intended to discover whether weaknesses can be exploited.
### Remember
Understand the risk before selecting measures, then test whether those measures work.
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