Which of the following is the BEST reason for senior management to support a business case for developing a monitoring system for a critical application?
A.
An industry peer experienced a recent breach with a similar application.
B.
The system can be replicated for additional use cases.
C.
The cost of implementing the system is less than the impact of downtime.
D.
The solution is within the organization ' s risk tolerance.
A monitoring system for a critical application can help detect and prevent incidents that could affect the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the application and its data. The impact of downtime could include loss of revenue, reputation, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance. Therefore, the cost of implementing the system should be justified by the potential savings from avoiding or minimizing these impacts.
References = CISM Review Manual, 15th Edition, page 173; An Introduction to Metrics, Monitoring, and Alerting; Business-critical applications: What are they and how do you protect them from cyberattack?
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