Which of the following risks would BEST be assessed using quantitative risk assessment
techniques?

A.
Customer data stolen

B.
An electrical power outage

C.
A web site defaced by hackers

D.
Loss of the software development team

Explanation:

The effect of the theft of customer data or web site defacement by hackers could lead to a
permanent decline in customer confidence, which does not lend itself to measurement by
quantitative techniques. Loss of a majority of the software development team could have similar
unpredictable repercussions. However, the loss of electrical power for a short duration is more
easily measurable and can be quantified into monetary amounts that can be assessed with
quantitative techniques.