Please explain your understanding of cause and countermeasure.

This question is meant to evaluate the candidates ability to apply a structured way of thinking when solving problems. As mentioned before, western thinkers tend to focus on solutions before a problem is fully understood. This way of thinking leads to expensive and ineffective solutions to problems. It is important that a CI engineer fully understands what is causing a problem and implements a solution that prevents a problem from occurring rather than just focusing on treating symptoms of the underlying problem.