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0Kimon enables an application firewall provided by his cloud infrastructure as a service provider that is designed to block many types of application attacks. When viewed from a risk management perspective, what metric is Kimon attempting to lower by implementing this countermeasure?
Answer Options
A
Impact
B
RPO
C
MTO
D
Likelihood
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Installing a device that will block attacks is an attempt to lower risk by reducing the likelihood of a successful application attack. Adding a firewall will not address the impact of a risk, the recovery point objective (RPO), or the maximum tolerable outage (MTO).