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An assessment must estimate whether a particular adversary will initiate an attack. Which three adversary characteristics does SP 800-30 assess?

  1. Capability, intent and targeting
  2. Origin, affiliation and tooling
  3. Motive, opportunity and means
  4. Sophistication, funding and persistence
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Answer: A. Capability, intent and targeting

For adversarial threats, SP 800-30 bases the assessment of likelihood of occurrence on adversary intent, adversary capability and adversary targeting.

Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 (NIST) — Sec. 2.3.1 Risk Models — Threats

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