Question

Consider the top 36 security breaches that have been reported as discussed in the unit. Even including the least impactful breach on that list, how would a security analyst discuss the number of people affected? (1 point)

hundreds of thousands of people

millions of people

tens of millions of people

billions of people

Answer 1

A security analyst would likely summarize the number of people affected by collectively evaluating all reported breaches on the list. Given that the least impactful breach likely affected hundreds of thousands, the analyst might conclude that in total, when considering all breaches together, the number could easily reach millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, depending on the aggregate impact of the breaches. However, since the prompt specifies the least impactful breach, a probable response would be:

**Millions of people.**

This reflects a more comprehensive understanding of the cumulative impact while acknowledging the minimum threshold from the least impactful case.