Question: Suppose XYZ Software Company has a new application development project with projected revenues of $1.2 million. Using the following table, calculate the ARO and ALE

Suppose XYZ Software Company has a new application development project with projected revenues of $1.2 million. Using the following table, calculate the ARO and ALE for each threat category the company faces for this project. Threat Category Cost per Incident (SLE) Frequency of Occurrence Programmer mistakes $5,000 1 per week Loss of intellectual property $75,000 1 per year Software piracy $500 1 per week Theft of information (hacker) $2,500 1 per quarter Theft of information (employee) $5,000 1 per 6 months Web defacement $500 1 per month Theft of equipment $5,000 1 per year Viruses, worms, Trojan horses $1,500 1 per week Denial-of-service attacks $2,500 1 per quarter Earthquake $250,000 1 per 20 years Flood $250,000 1 per 10 years Fire $500,000 1 per 10 years 320 Chapter 5 Copyright 2018 Cengage Learning.

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