Neco 2019 Data Processing Question 33

Practice objective / multiple choice question 33 from the 2019 Neco Data Processing examination.

Neco 2019 Data Processing Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 33 NECO • 2019 • DATA_PROCESSING • objective

A company faces two types of security breaches. Without any controls, the probability of an external breach in a year is \(0.12\) and the expected loss from such a breach is \(\text{₦}5{,}000{,}000\). The probability of an insider breach is \(0.08\) with an expected loss of \(\text{₦}3{,}000{,}000\).\nThree controls are available:\n1. Firewall: reduces the external breach probability from \(0.12\) to \(0.04\).\n2. Intrusion Detection System (IDS): reduces the external breach probability from \(0.04\) to \(0.015\).\n3. Employee training: reduces the insider breach probability from \(0.08\) to \(0.02\).\nAssuming the two breach types are independent, if the company implements the firewall and employee training but **not** the IDS, calculate:\n(i) the expected annual loss, and\n(ii) the percentage reduction in expected loss compared with having no controls.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Expected loss = ₦260,000; reduction ≈ 69.05%
B. Expected loss = ₦260,000; reduction ≈ 70.00%
C. Expected loss = ₦280,000; reduction ≈ 66.67%
D. Expected loss = ₦300,000; reduction ≈ 64.29%
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Expected loss = ₦260,000; reduction ≈ 69.05%

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This is Neco 2019 Data Processing Question 33. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Data Processing examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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