Administrators Who Are Wary of Using the Same Tools That

question 30

True/False

Administrators who are wary of using the same tools that attackers use should remember that a tool that can help close an open or poorly configured firewall will not help the network defender minimize the risk from attack.

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Definitions:

Minimum Rate Of Return

The lowest acceptable return on investment, beyond which investment options are not considered.

Mutually Exclusive

Situations or events that cannot occur at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event prevents the occurrence of the other.

IRRs

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is a metric used in financial analysis to estimate the profitability of potential investments, calculated as the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

NPVs

Net Present Values; the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.