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Performing a Qualitative Risk Assessment for an IT Infrastructure
Course Name and Number: _____________________________________________________
Student Name: ________________________________________________________________
Instructor Name: ______________________________________________________________
Lab Due Date: ________________________________________________________________
Overview
In this lab, you defined the purpose of an IT risk assessment, you aligned identified risks, threats,
and vulnerabilities to an IT risk assessment that encompasses the seven domains of a typical IT
infrastructure, you classified the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, and you prioritized them.
Finally, you wrote an executive summary that addresses the risk assessment findings, risk
assessment impact, and recommendations to remediate areas of noncompliance.
Lab Assessment Questions & Answers
1. What is an IT risk assessment’s goal or objective?
2. Why is it difficult to conduct a quantitative risk assessment for an IT infrastructure?
3. What was your rationale in assigning a “1” risk impact/risk factor value of “Critical” to an
identified risk, threat, or vulnerability?