You are using Information system. You have chosen a poor password and also sometimes
transmits data over unprotected communication lines. What is this poor quality of password and
unsafe transmission refers to?

A.
Probabilities

B.
Threats

C.
Vulnerabilities

D.
Impacts

Explanation:

Vulnerabilities represent characteristics of information resources that may be exploited by a threat.
The given scenario describes such a situation, hence it is a vulnerability.

Answer B is incorrect. Threats are circumstances or events with the potential to cause harm to
information resources. This scenario does not describe a threat.
Answer A is incorrect. Probabilities represent the likelihood of the occurrence of a threat, and this
scenario does not describe a probability.
Answer D is incorrect. Impacts represent the outcome or result of a threat exploiting a
vulnerability. The stem does not describe an impact.