What does a medium-priority incident indicate?

Amedium-priority incidentin Symantec’s framework indicates that the incidentmay have an impact on the business. This priority level suggests that while the incident is not immediately critical, it still poses a potential risk to business operations and should be addressed.

Understanding Medium-Priority Impact:

Medium-priority incidents are not severe enough to cause immediate operational disruption but may still affect business processes or data security if left unresolved.

Prompt action is recommended to prevent escalation or downstream effects on business functions.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

Business outage(Option B) would likely be classified as high priority.

No impact on critical operations(Option C) would suggest a lower priority.

Safe to ignore(Option D) does not reflect the importance of addressing medium-priority incidents.

References: A medium-priority incident signifies a non-critical yet potentially impactful event, requiring appropriate attention to mitigate business risks​.