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IV. TRADEOFFS-COSTS AND BENEFITS

The measures taken to achieve communications system security are not free; there are costs implementation involved. The manager of the system has to determine whether the costs associated with the potential loss of assets, services, and resources are sufficiently greater than the costs of providing protection and therefore, justify the implementation of security measures. Describe and illustrate an organized approach to the cost/benefits study with a good example.