Which
of the following processes identifies the threats that can impact the business continuity of
operations?
A.
Function analysis
B.
Risk analysis
C.
Business impact analysis
D.
Requirement analysis
Explanation:
A business impact analysis (BIA) is a crisis management and business impact analysis
technique that identifies those threats that can impact
the business continuity of operations. Such threats can be either natural or man-made. The BIA team
should have a clear understanding of
the organization, key business processes, and IT resources for assessing the risks associated with
continuity. In the BIA team, there should
be senior management, IT personnel, and end users to identify all resources that are to be used
during normal operations.
Answer option B is incorrect. Risk analysis is the science of risks and their probability and evaluation
in a business or a process. It is an
important factor in security enhancement and prevention in a system. Risk analysis should be
performed as part of the risk management
process for each project. The outcome of the risk analysis would be the creation or review of the risk
register to identify and quantify risk
elements to the project and their potential impact.
Answer option A is incorrect. The functional analysis process is used for converting system
requirements into a comprehensive function
standard. Verification is the result of the functional analysis process, in which the fundamentals of a
system level functional architecture are
defined adequately to allow for synthesis in the design phase. The functional analysis breaks down
the higher-level functions into the lower
level functions.
Answer option D is incorrect. Requirements analysis encompasses the tasks that go into
determining the needs or conditions to meet for a
new or altered product, taking account of the possibly conflicting requirements of the various
stakeholders.