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Question 52

How would the emergence of ransomware impact an organization’s incident response plan?
  • A

    Incident response teams would need to respond more quickly.

  • B Incident response teams would need to practice procedures more frequently.
  • C Incident response teams would need to know how to recover lost information.
  • D Incident response teams would need to know how to identify ransomware malware.
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer:

"Incident response teams would need to respond more quickly." is correct. Ransomware is a “high velocity” threat that can destroy information at a high rate, necessitating a more rapid response in most organizations.

Incorrect Answers:

The remaining answers are incorrect. They do not represent the most important methods for responding to ransomware.

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