Exam CS0-002 topic 1 question 160 discussion

Go with D.

Comptia guide says: Training and Exercises-Part of the risk management framework is ongoing monitoring to detect new sourcesof risk or changed risk probabilities or impacts. Security controls will, of course, betested by actual events, but it is best to be proactive and initiate training and exercises that test system security. Tabletop Exercises - A tabletop exercise is a facilitator-led training event where staff practice responses to a particular risk scenario. A BIA is carried out within the activities of a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

B. A tabletop exercise Tabletop exercises are designed to simulate and evaluate an organization's response to a specific scenario, such as a security incident or a significant change in business processes. In this case, conducting a tabletop exercise would allow the senior leadership team and relevant personnel to discuss and test the response procedures, identify potential gaps in training or processes, and ensure that the team is adequately prepared to handle security challenges associated with the new business initiative. While threat modeling (Option C) is valuable for identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities, it may not directly address the training and testing aspects emphasized in the question. Tabletop exercises, on the other hand, specifically involve personnel in a simulated scenario, helping to assess their readiness and the effectiveness of existing procedures.

"respond to new business initiative or significant changes to existing ones." This is a tabletop exercise

Remember this task was given to a security analyst, so he's most likely going to respond with a security analyst task, he's not a business analyst, so threat modeling, but they are close

"Training and testing" I originally thought it was D but the more I think about it I am leaning towards B.

Threat modeling is a process that helps identify and analyze the potential threats and vulnerabilities of a system or process. It can help evaluate the security risks and mitigation strategies of a new business process that would use existing infrastructure to process and store sensitive data. A black-box penetration testing engagement, a tabletop exercise, or a business impact analysis are other methods that can be used to assess the security or resilience of a system or process, but they are not as appropriate as threat modeling for coordinating the right training and testing methodology to respond to new business initiatives or significant changes to existing ones. Reference: https://owasp.org/www-community/Application_Threat_Modeling

ChatGPT: To respond to new business initiatives or significant changes to existing ones, particularly when dealing with sensitive data and infrastructure, the security analyst should coordinate a Security Impact Assessment (SIA) or a Security Assessment that includes the following components.

Threat modeling evaluates threats and risks to information systems, identifies the likelihood that each threat will succeed and assesses the organization’s ability to respond to each identified threat. In this case, when considering a new business process involving sensitive data and existing infrastructure, threat modeling can help identify and address potential security threats and vulnerabilities before they become actual problems.

"Chief Information Security Officer has tasked a security analyst with coordinating the right training and testing methodology to respond to new business initiatives or significant changes to existing ones." Key word here is training. Threat modeling has nothing to do with training. Your best answer here is B.

C. Threat modeling Threat modeling is a methodology used to identify and assess potential threats and vulnerabilities in a system or process. It helps in understanding the security risks associated with new business initiatives or significant changes to existing ones. By conducting threat modeling, the security analyst can evaluate the potential impact of processing and storing sensitive data using the existing infrastructure

key word is :"training and testing methodology" . I chose B

I'm changing my answer to C. Threat modeling, after seeing another question within this dump. Keyword is "new business initiatives/process". "Coordinating the right training and testing methodology" does not mean to act on testing and validation but more on "coordinating/planning" as I comprehend it.

I am a MBCI and Disaster Recovery Specialist and the question is asking "tasked a security analyst with coordinating the right training and testing methodology to respond to new business initiatives or significant changes to existing ones." When conducting a BIA you look to identify system criticality, MTPD/RTO, Impact of loss, workarounds and dependencies. After the fact it identifies best possible strategies to implement as a Business Continuiy Plan ----- in this process there is no testing and training Table top exercise are done to walk through and new implementations or significant changes to the originations to identify if the controls put in place meet business objectives and are fit for purpose So answer should actually be B

The business impact analysis (BIA) is a formalized approach to risk prioritization that allows organizations to conduct their reviews in a structured manner. BIAs follow two different analysis methodologies:

D is the answer

For me it's D, table top exercise has other meaning.