how do you respond to this student's post? I will address the fourth prompt for this week's discussion. Considering the question of why organizations may not conduct security assessments, there are a few reasons leading to this decision that I have come to the result of. Cost Hiring individuals, teams, and auditors that specialize in conducting security assessments can be a costly endeavor. Especially with larger organizationsas entities such as departments, hardware/software, and areas of potential attack surfaces grow the task of conducting security assessments grows larger. Therefore, from practices to the review of policies, it can be a daunting and monetizing task for organizations. Privacy and Security It can be safe to infer that organizations that do not conduct security assessments may not have their own security and auditing teams in their organizations. As a result, outsourcing is likely to be a method to consider in such circumstances. However, depending on an organization and their area of business dealings, it is possible that having a third party handling the task of conducting security checks and assessments may be a security concern for an organization in their own aspect. With third party organizations observing company practices, examining company policies, as well as potentially seeing sensitive company information such as product development, this may be an area of worry for those who do not wish for outsourcing security assessments. Mindset: "If