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

Answer options:

A. Customer data stolen
B. An electrical power outage
C. A web site defaced by hackers
D. Loss of the software development team

B

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.