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In performing a risk analysis of your network, you determine that your company lost approximately $100,000 last year from losses relating to laptops being stolen from unattended offices. Your company s CEO and CFO agree that they want to implement some type of safeguard that will reduce that number to a maximum of $50,000. You have been presented with three options to reduce losses. Option 1: A fully staffed reception desk that will sign visitors in and out of the building and examine all outgoing equipment to ensure that it is not leaving the premises illegally. It is expected that this will reduce losses due to equipment theft by 80 percent. The total annual cost for this measure, including equipment and personnel, will be $60,000. Option 2: A card-swipe system will be installed on all entrances that will ensure that only employees carrying legitimate access cards will be able to enter company premises. It is expected that this measure will reduce losses due to equipment theft by 65 percent. The total annual cost for this measure, including equipment and installation, will be $15,000. Option 3: A user-awareness campaign will be launched to make users more cognizant of the risks inherent in leaving their laptops and other equipment unattended. Certain employees will be designated as Loss Prevention Monitors to keep an eye out for potentially hazardous situations such as laptops being...