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Which of the following is the BEST way for a risk practitioner to help management prioritize risk response?
Answer: A
Your risk profile is dependent on business objective, but how can business objective would be dependent on risk profile? ITs A
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Suchib
Which of the following will BEST quantify the risk associated with malicious users in an organization?
Answer: B
IT risk assessments can BEST be used by management:
Answer: B
Which of the following risk management practices BEST facilitates the incorporation of IT risk scenarios into the enterprise-wide risk register?
Answer: B
Which of the following would be the BEST recommendation if the level of risk in the IT risk profile has decreased and is now below management's risk appetite?
Answer: B
B. Optimize the control environment. When the level of risk in the IT risk profile has decreased and is now below management's risk appetite, it's a good opportunity to optimize the control environment. This means reviewing the existing controls to ensure they are still necessary, effective, and efficient given the reduced risk level. Some controls may be scaled back or retired, while others may need to be adjusted or enhanced.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Staanlee
Which of the following is the MOST important key performance indicator (KPI) to establish in the service agreement (SLA) for an outsourced data center?
Answer: B
A trusted third party service provider has determined that the risk of a client's systems being hacked is low. Which of the following would be the client's BEST course of action?
Answer: C
If it's " trusted third party service provider," why would you do an audit? I would do an audit if I didn't trust the third party. But if I trust the third party, I would accept the risk.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Anon530
From a business perspective, which of the following is the MOST important objective of a disaster recovery test?
Answer: C
D is tempting (this is definitely one of the goals for a DRP test), but C is also correct and is more specific. Support C.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — fora
In an organization with a mature risk management program, which of the following would provide the BEST evidence that the IT risk profile is up to date?
Answer: B
What are the PRIMARY requirements for developing risk scenarios? Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. (Choose two.)
Answer: AD
Creating a scenario requires determination of the value of an asset or a business process at risk and the potential threats and vulnerabilities that could cause loss. The risk scenario should be assessed for relevance and realism, and then entered into the risk register if found to be relevant. In practice following steps are involved in risk scenario development: ✑ First determine manageable set of scenarios, which include: ✑ Frequently occurring scenarios in the industry or product area. ✑ Scenarios representing threat sources that are increasing in count or severity level. ✑ Scenarios involving legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the business. ✑ After determining manageable risk scenarios, perform a validation against the business objectives of the entity. ✑ Based on this validation, refine the selected scenarios and then detail them to a level in line with the criticality of the entity. ✑ Lower down the number of scenarios to a manageable set. Manageable does not signify a fixed number, but should be in line with the overall importance and criticality of the unit. ✑ Risk factors kept in a register so that they can be reevaluated in the next iteration and included for detailed analysis if they have become relevant at that time. ✑ Risk factors kept in a register so that they can be reevaluated in the next iteration and included for detailed analysis if they have become relevant at that time. ✑ Include an unspecified event in the scenarios, that is, address an incident not covered by other scenarios. Incorrect Answers: C, D: Determination of actors and threat type are not the primary requirements for developing risk scenarios, but are the components that are determined during risk scenario development.
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