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The second step of the business impact analysis is to determine risk to your organization. Risks include natural risk and man-made risk. Which of the following would NOT be considered a man-made risk or threat?
Theft
Terrorist acts
Storms such as hurricanes or tornadoes
Prolonged power outages
The correct response is storms such as hurricanes or tornados. These are natural events which pose risk in the IT environment. UPDATE: questioning the answer. Prolonged power outage also would be a correct answer as it is an environmental risk. EDIT: Think of the MOST correct answer. A natural disaster is clearly not man-made. The power grid is man-made, although the outage may not be due to human action.
Further: Prolonged power outages should be subject to mitigation. Failure to place controls for such (nat-gas generators, back-up sites, etc) begins to be classifiable as a risk of negligence in preparing for business continuity.
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