Question

After investigating virus outbreaks that have cost the company $1000 per incident, the company's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has been researching new antivirus software solutions to use and be fully supported for the next two years. The CISO has narrowed down the potential solutions to four candidates that meet all the company's performance and capability requirements:

PRODUCTS COST YR 1 YR 2 INCIDENTS/YR
Product A $10,000 $3k $1k 1
Product B $14,250 $1k $1k 0
Product C $9,500 $2k $2k 1
Product D $7,000 $1k $2k 2
Product E $7,000 $4k $4k 0

Using the table above, which of the following would be the BEST business-driven choice among the five possible solutions?

A. Product A
B. Product B
C. Product C
D. Product D
E. Product E

Answer 1

Product C would be the best business-driven choice due to its lowest total cost over the two-year period.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best business-driven choice among the five possible solutions would be Product C. This is because it has the lowest total cost over the two-year period. Although Product A has the lowest cost in the first year, it has a higher incident rate and will result in additional costs in the second year. Product C has a lower initial cost than Product A and a slightly higher incident rate than Product B, but overall it has the lowest total cost.