Which of the following would MOST effectively reduce risk associated with an increase of online transactions on a retailer website?
Which of the following is MOST effective in continuous risk management process improvement?
Which of the following is the MOST important document regarding the treatment of sensitive data?
Which of the following provides the BEST measurement of an organization's risk management maturity level?
Which of the following is MOST important to sustainable development of secure IT services?
Which of the following controls would BEST reduce the risk of account compromise?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY role of the board of directors in corporate risk governance?
Which of the following BEST enables detection of ethical violations committed by employees?
Which of the following is the GREATEST concern associated with redundant data in an organization's inventory system?
An organization has recently been experiencing frequent data corruption incidents. Implementing a file corruption detection tool as a risk response strategy will help to:
Which of the following is necessary to enable an IT risk register to be consolidated with the rest of the organization’s risk register?
A risk practitioner is concerned with potential data loss in the event of a breach at a hosted third-party provider. Which of the following is the BEST way to mitigate this risk?
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?
Which of the following would be the GREATEST concern related to data privacy when implementing an Internet of Things (loT) solution that collects personally identifiable information (Pll)?
Which of the following is MOST important for senior management to review during an acquisition?
A risk practitioner is developing a set of bottom-up IT risk scenarios. The MOST important time to involve business stakeholders is when:
Which of the following is the BEST approach for selecting controls to minimize risk?
Which of the following is the GREATEST concern when establishing key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following is the BEST approach to mitigate the risk associated with outsourcing network management to an external vendor who will have access to sensitive information assets?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of periodically reviewing an organization's risk profile?
When reviewing a report on the performance of control processes, it is MOST important to verify whether the:
Read" rights to application files in a controlled server environment should be approved by the:
Which of the following is MOST helpful to review when identifying risk scenarios associated with the adoption of Internet of Things (loT) technology in an organization?
Which of the following would be of GREATEST concern to a risk practitioner reviewing current key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following is MOST important to determine when assessing the potential risk exposure of a loss event involving personal data?
When developing a risk awareness training program, which of the following training topics would BEST facilitate a thorough understanding of risk scenarios?
Which of the following would BEST provide early warning of a high-risk condition?
During an organization's simulated phishing email campaign, which of the following is the BEST indicator of a mature security awareness program?
Which of the following requirements is MOST important to include in an outsourcing contract to help ensure sensitive data stored with a service provider is secure?
The risk appetite for an organization could be derived from which of the following?
An application owner has specified the acceptable downtime in the event of an incident to be much lower than the actual time required for the response team to recover the application. Which of the following should be the NEXT course of action?
When formulating a social media policy lo address information leakage, which of the following is the MOST important concern to address?
Which of the following is MOST helpful in preventing risk events from materializing?
An organization is developing a risk universe to create a holistic view of its overall risk profile. Which of the following is the GREATEST barrier to achieving the initiative's objectives?
Who should be accountable for ensuring effective cybersecurity controls are established?
Which of the following should be an element of the risk appetite of an organization?
An organization recently received an independent security audit report of its cloud service provider that indicates significant control weaknesses. What should be done NEXT in response to this report?
An organization is considering outsourcing user administration controls tor a critical system. The potential vendor has offered to perform quarterly sett-audits of its controls instead of having annual independent audits. Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern to me risk practitioner?
The PRIMARY benefit of selecting an appropriate set of key risk indicators (KRIs) is that they:
During which phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) should information security requirements for the implementation of a new IT system be defined?
An organization is implementing Zero Trust architecture to improve its security posture. Which of the following is the MOST important input to develop the architecture?
Which of The following is the MOST comprehensive input to the risk assessment process specific to the effects of system downtime?
Which of the following should be the FIRST consideration when a business unit wants to use personal information for a purpose other than for which it was originally collected?
An organization's decision to remain noncompliant with certain laws or regulations is MOST likely influenced by:
When an organization’s disaster recovery plan (DRP) has a reciprocal agreement, which of the following risk treatment options is being applied?
Who is BEST suited to determine whether a new control properly mitigates data loss risk within a system?
Which of the following is MOST important for an organization to consider when developing its IT strategy?
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to mitigate identified risk scenarios?
A service organization is preparing to adopt an IT control framework to comply with the contractual requirements of a new client. Which of the following would be MOST helpful to the risk practitioner?
Which of the following is the BEST key control indicator (KCI) for measuring the security of a blockchain network?
A risk practitioner is performing a risk assessment of recent external advancements in quantum computing. Which of the following would pose the GREATEST concern for the risk practitioner?
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to incorporate stakeholder concerns when developing risk scenarios?
After undertaking a risk assessment of a production system, the MOST appropriate action is fcr the risk manager to
Upon learning that the number of failed back-up attempts continually exceeds the current risk threshold, the risk practitioner should:
Real-time monitoring of security cameras implemented within a retail store is an example of which type of control?
A risk practitioner has been asked to assess the risk associated with a new critical application used by a financial process team that the risk practitioner was a member of two years ago. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern with this request?
Which of the following should be included in a risk assessment report to BEST facilitate senior management's understanding of the results?
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's BEST recommendation to address an organization's need to secure multiple systems with limited IT resources?
Which of the following BEST supports the management of identified risk scenarios?
Which of the following information is MOST useful to a risk practitioner for developing IT risk scenarios?
Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern lo a risk practitioner reviewing the implementation of an emerging technology?
Which of the following is the BEST indication of a mature organizational risk culture?
Which of the following BEST facilitates the process of documenting risk tolerance?
A threat intelligence team has identified an indicator of compromise related to an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST course of action?
What is the MOST important consideration when selecting key performance indicators (KPIs) for control monitoring?
Which of the following is MOST important for a risk practitioner to confirm once a risk action plan has been completed?
An organization’s board of directors is concerned about recent data breaches in the news and wants to assess its exposure to similar scenarios. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
A large organization needs to report risk at all levels for a new centralized visualization project to reduce cost and improve performance. Which of the following would MOST effectively represent the overall risk of the project to senior management?
Which of the following will BEST help to ensure implementation of corrective action plans?
The MAIN reason for prioritizing IT risk responses is to enable an organization to:
Which of the following is MOST helpful in verifying that the implementation of a risk mitigation control has been completed as intended?
Upon learning that the number of failed backup attempts continually exceeds
the current risk threshold, the risk practitioner should:
Which of the following provides the BEST evidence that a selected risk treatment plan is effective?
To minimize risk in a software development project, when is the BEST time to conduct a risk analysis?
Which of the following resources is MOST helpful to a risk practitioner when updating the likelihood rating in the risk register?
An organization has been notified that a disgruntled, terminated IT administrator has tried to break into the corporate network. Which of the following discoveries should be of GREATEST concern to the organization?
Which of the following roles would be MOST helpful in providing a high-level view of risk related to customer data loss?
A segregation of duties control was found to be ineffective because it did not account for all applicable functions when evaluating access. Who is responsible for ensuring the control is designed to effectively address risk?
Which of the following BEST provides an early warning that network access of terminated employees is not being revoked in accordance with the service level agreement (SLA)?
Which of the following is the BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of IT policies? The number of:
What is the MOST important consideration when aligning IT risk management with the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework?
An organization uses a biometric access control system for authentication and access to its server room. Which control type has been implemented?
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's BEST course of action upon learning that regulatory authorities have concerns with an emerging technology the organization is considering?
Which of the following is the ULTIMATE goal of conducting a privacy impact analysis (PIA)?
What is a risk practitioner's BEST approach to monitor and measure how quickly an exposure to a specific risk can affect the organization?
Which of the following would be the result of a significant increase in the motivation of a malicious threat actor?
When collecting information to identify IT-related risk, a risk practitioner should FIRST focus on IT:
WhichT5f the following is the MOST effective way to promote organization-wide awareness of data security in response to an increase in regulatory penalties for data leakage?
An organization must make a choice among multiple options to respond to a risk. The stakeholders cannot agree and decide to postpone the decision. Which of the following risk responses has the organization adopted?
What are the MOST important criteria to consider when developing a data classification scheme to facilitate risk assessment and the prioritization of risk mitigation activities?
An organization has allowed its cyber risk insurance to lapse while seeking a new insurance provider. The risk practitioner should report to management that the risk has been:
An external security audit has reported multiple findings related to control noncompliance. Which of the following would be MOST important for the risk practitioner to communicate to senior management?
Which of the following would cause the GREATEST concern for a risk practitioner reviewing the IT risk scenarios recorded in an organization’s IT risk register?
Which of the following is the GREATEST risk associated with the transition of a sensitive data backup solution from on-premise to a cloud service provider?
Which of the following BEST facilities the alignment of IT risk management with enterprise risk management (ERM)?
Which of the following BEST reduces the risk associated with the theft of a laptop containing sensitive information?
Which of the following is MOST important information to review when developing plans for using emerging technologies?
Which of the following issues should be of GREATEST concern when evaluating existing controls during a risk assessment?
An application runs a scheduled job that compiles financial data from multiple business systems and updates the financial reporting system. If this job runs too long, it can delay financial reporting. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST recommendation?
A control for mitigating risk in a key business area cannot be implemented immediately. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST course of action when a compensating control needs to be applied?
After conducting a risk assessment for regulatory compliance, an organization has identified only one possible mitigating control. The cost of the control has been determined to be higher than the penalty of noncompliance. Which of the following would be the risk practitioner's BEST recommendation?
Which of the following tasks should be completed prior to creating a disaster recovery plan (DRP)?
Which of the following is the BEST approach when a risk practitioner has been asked by a business unit manager to exclude an in-scope system from a risk assessment?
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when determining the appropriate data retention period throughout the data management life cycle?
An organization has used generic risk scenarios to populate its risk register. Which of the following presents the GREATEST challenge to assigning of the associated risk entries?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to have the risk management process reviewed by a third party?
Which of the following would be a risk practitioner's BEST course of action when a project team has accepted a risk outside the established risk appetite?
Which of the following is a PRIMARY benefit of engaging the risk owner during the risk assessment process?
Which of the following is the BEST approach for obtaining management buy-in
to implement additional IT controls?
A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in a globally used brand of hardware server that allows hackers to gain
access to affected IT systems. Which of the following is MOST likely to change as a result of this situation?
Which of the following should be the MOST important consideration when performing a vendor risk assessment?
Which of the following BEST enables a proactive approach to minimizing the potential impact of unauthorized data disclosure?
Which of the following should be the starting point when performing a risk analysis for an asset?
Which of the following would be MOST helpful in assessing the risk associated with data loss due to human vulnerabilities?
An organization has completed a project to implement encryption on all databases that host customer data. Which of the following elements of the risk register should be updated the reflect this change?
Once a risk owner has decided to implement a control to mitigate risk, it is MOST important to develop:
A recent risk workshop has identified risk owners and responses for newly identified risk scenarios. Which of the following should be the risk practitioner's NEXT step?
An organization has identified the need to implement an asset tiering model to establish the appropriate level of impact. Which of the following is the MOST effective risk assessment methodology for a risk practitioner to use for this initiative?
Which of the following is the MOST important reason to communicate risk assessments to senior management?
Which of the following outcomes of disaster recovery planning is MOST important to enable the initiation of necessary actions during a disaster?
When preparing a risk status report for periodic review by senior management, it is MOST important to ensure the report includes
Which of the following provides the MOST helpful information in identifying risk in an organization?
Reviewing which of the following would provide the MOST useful information when preparing to evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls?
Which of the following is the MOST important factor when deciding on a control to mitigate risk exposure?
Which of the following is the BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of a vulnerability management process?
A global organization is planning to collect customer behavior data through social media advertising. Which of the following is the MOST important business risk to be considered?
Which of the following is MOST important for an organization to have in place when developing a risk management framework?
Which of the following is MOST helpful when prioritizing action plans for identified risk?
Which of the following BEST indicates that additional or improved controls ate needed m the environment?
Which of the following is the MOST important element of a successful risk awareness training program?
The risk associated with inadvertent disclosure of database records from a public cloud service provider (CSP) would MOST effectively be reduced by:
The PRIMARY objective for requiring an independent review of an organization's IT risk management process should be to:
Mitigating technology risk to acceptable levels should be based PRIMARILY upon:
When developing risk scenario using a list of generic scenarios based on industry best practices, it is MOST imported to:
Which of the following is the MOST important requirement when implementing a data loss prevention (DLP) system?
The GREATEST benefit of including low-probability, high-impact events in a risk assessment is the ability to:
A cote data center went offline abruptly for several hours affecting many transactions across multiple locations. Which of the to" owing would provide the MOST useful information to determine mitigating controls?
Which of the following is the FIRST step in managing the risk associated with the leakage of confidential data?
During the creation of an organization's IT risk management program, the BEST time to identify key risk indicators (KRIs) is while:
Which of the following BEST enables the development of a successful IT strategy focused on business risk mitigation?
An organization has recently hired a large number of part-time employees. During the annual audit, it was discovered that many user IDs and passwords were documented in procedure manuals for use by the part-time employees. Which of the following BEST describes this situation?
Which of the following is MOST important for a risk practitioner to ensure once a risk action plan has been completed?
Which of the following BEST supports the integration of IT risk management into an organization's strategic planning?
Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's NEXT action after identifying a high probability of data loss in a system?
Which of the following roles would provide the MOST important input when identifying IT risk scenarios?
Malware has recently affected an organization. The MOST effective way to resolve this situation and define a comprehensive risk treatment plan would be to perform:
A risk practitioner is collaborating with key stakeholders to prioritize a large number of IT risk scenarios. Which scenarios should receive the PRIMARY focus?
A global company s business continuity plan (BCP) requires the transfer of its customer information….
event of a disaster. Which of the following should be the MOST important risk consideration?
Which of the following BEST supports the communication of risk assessment results to stakeholders?
An internal audit report reveals that not all IT application databases have encryption in place. Which of the following information would be MOST important for assessing the risk impact?
An organization recently configured a new business division Which of the following is MOST likely to be affected?
A risk practitioner identifies an increasing trend of employees copying company information unrelated to their job functions to USB drives. Which of the following elements of the risk register should be updated to reflect this observation?
Which of the following should management consider when selecting a risk mitigation option?
Which of the following would BEST help an enterprise prioritize risk scenarios?
Which of the following BEST enables the integration of IT risk management across an organization?
Which of the following is the BEST key performance indicator (KPI) for determining how well an IT policy is aligned to business requirements?
Which of the following provides the BEST evidence that risk responses have been executed according to their risk action plans?
Which element of an organization's risk register is MOST important to update following the commissioning of a new financial reporting system?
Which of the following is the BEST indication that key risk indicators (KRls) should be revised?
Which of the following will BEST help to ensure key risk indicators (KRIs) provide value to risk owners?
Which of the following will BEST help an organization select a recovery strategy for critical systems?
Which of the following presents the GREATEST challenge to managing an organization's end-user devices?
Which of the following is the BEST recommendation of a risk practitioner for an organization that recently changed its organizational structure?
Which of the following would be of MOST concern to a risk practitioner reviewing risk action plans for documented IT risk scenarios?
Which of the following is the MOST important topic to cover in a risk awareness training program for all staff?
Which of the following is MOST important for effective communication of a risk profile to relevant stakeholders?
When of the following is the MOST significant exposure when an application uses individual user accounts to access the underlying database?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY factor in determining a recovery time objective (RTO)?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY responsibility of the first line of defense related to computer-enabled fraud?
An organization is measuring the effectiveness of its change management program to reduce the number of unplanned production changes. Which of the following would be the BEST metric to determine if the program is performing as expected?
Which of the following is MOST important to consider when developing an organization's risk management strategy?
A bank wants to send a critical payment order via email to one of its offshore branches. Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure the message reaches the intended recipient without alteration?
An organization allows programmers to change production systems in emergency situations. Which of the following is the BEST control?
Which of the following BEST enables a risk practitioner to enhance understanding of risk among stakeholders?
An organization recently invested in an identity and access management (IAM) solution to manage user activities across corporate mobile devices. Which of the following is MOST important to update in the risk register?
Which of the following would be a risk practitioner’s GREATEST concern related to the monitoring of key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following offers the SIMPLEST overview of changes in an organization's risk profile?
Which of the following would MOST likely cause a risk practitioner to change the likelihood rating in the risk register?
A risk assessment has identified that departments have installed their own WiFi access points on the enterprise network. Which of the following would be MOST important to include in a report to senior management?
The BEST way to mitigate the high cost of retrieving electronic evidence associated with potential litigation is to implement policies and procedures for.
Which of the following BEST mitigates the risk of sensitive personal data leakage from a software development environment?
Which of the following would require updates to an organization's IT risk register?
An IT operations team implements disaster recovery controls based on decisions from application owners regarding the level of resiliency needed. Who is the risk owner in this scenario?
Which of the following is MOST important to understand when determining an appropriate risk assessment approach?
A risk practitioner implemented a process to notify management of emergency changes that may not be approved. Which of the following is the BEST way to provide this information to management?
The BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of the security patching process is the percentage of patches installed:
An organization operates in a jurisdiction where heavy fines are imposed for leakage of customer data. Which of the following provides the BEST input to assess the inherent risk impact?
A risk practitioner is defining metrics for security threats that were not identified by antivirus software. Which type of metric is being developed?
Which of the following is the BEST method of creating risk awareness in an organization?
Which of the following is the MOST important foundational element of an effective three lines of defense model for an organization?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to use administrative controls in conjunction with technical controls?
After several security incidents resulting in significant financial losses, IT management has decided to outsource the security function to a third party that provides 24/7 security operation services. Which risk response option has management implemented?
Which of the following controls BEST helps to ensure that transaction data reaches its destination?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to engage business unit managers in risk management processes'?
Which of the following risk management practices BEST facilitates the incorporation of IT risk scenarios into the enterprise-wide risk register?
An organization has outsourced its backup and recovery procedures to a third-party cloud provider. Which of the following should be the risk practitioner's NEXT course of action?
Which of the following roles is BEST suited to help a risk practitioner understand the impact of IT-related events on business objectives?
Which type of indicators should be developed to measure the effectiveness of an organization's firewall rule set?
Which of the following BEST mitigates reputational risk associated with disinformation campaigns against an organization?
An organization has established a policy prohibiting ransom payments if subjected to a ransomware attack. Which of the following is the MOST effective control to support this policy?
The results of a risk assessment reveal risk scenarios with high impact and low likelihood of occurrence. Which of the following would be the BEST action to address these scenarios?
Which of the following should be of MOST concern to a risk practitioner reviewing the system development life cycle (SDLC)?
When testing the security of an IT system, il is MOST important to ensure that;
Which of the following risk register elements is MOST likely to be updated if the attack surface or exposure of an asset is reduced?
Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration for a startup organization that has decided to adopt externally-sourced security policies?
After undertaking a risk assessment of a production system, the MOST appropriate action is for the risk manager to:
When outsourcing a business process to a cloud service provider, it is MOST important to understand that:
An internal audit report reveals that a legacy system is no longer supported Which of the following is the risk practitioner's MOST important action before recommending a risk response'
Which of the following activities should only be performed by the third line of defense?
When determining the accuracy of a key risk indicator (KRI), it is MOST important that the indicator:
Which of the following BEST indicates that an organization's disaster
recovery plan (DRP) will mitigate the risk of the organization failing to recover
from a major service disruption?
A multinational organization is considering implementing standard background checks to' all new employees A KEY concern regarding this approach
Which of the following is PRIMARILY responsible for providing assurance to the board of directors and senior management during the evaluation of a risk management program implementation?
Which of the following should be the PRIMARY focus of an IT risk awareness program?
Which of the following activities would BEST contribute to promoting an organization-wide risk-aware culture?
A risk assessment has identified increased losses associated with an IT risk scenario. It is MOST important for the risk practitioner to:
A hospital recently implemented a new technology to allow virtual patient appointments. Which of the following should be the risk practitioner's FIRST course of action?
Which of the following would be a risk practitioner's GREATEST concern with the use of a vulnerability scanning tool?
Which of the following activities is a responsibility of the second line of defense?
Which of the following is MOST important to update when an organization's risk appetite changes?
Which of the following techniques would be used during a risk assessment to demonstrate to stakeholders that all known alternatives were evaluated?
Establishing and organizational code of conduct is an example of which type of control?
When updating a risk register with the results of an IT risk assessment, the risk practitioner should log:
Which of the following is the BEST way to help ensure risk will be managed properly after a business process has been re-engineered?
Which of the following would be a risk practitioner's MOST important action upon learning that an IT control has failed?
Which of the following BEST helps to identify significant events that could impact an organization?
Vulnerability analysis
Which of the following is the BEST Key control indicator KCO to monitor the effectiveness of patch management?
Which of the following is the MOST important characteristic of an effective risk management program?
Which of the following is the BEST indicator of an effective IT security awareness program?
Which of the following is the BEST way for a risk practitioner to help management prioritize risk response?
Which of the following is the MOST important success factor when introducing risk management in an organization?
Which of the following should be the FIRST step when a company is made aware of new regulatory requirements impacting IT?
Which of the following would provide the MOST helpful input to develop risk scenarios associated with hosting an organization's key IT applications in a cloud environment?
After identifying new risk events during a project, the project manager s NEXT step should be to:
Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration when assessing the automation of control monitoring?
An organization recently experienced a cyber attack that resulted in the loss of confidential customer data. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST recommendation after recovery steps have been completed?
A risk practitioner has determined that a key control does not meet design expectations. Which of the following should be done NEXT?
An organization has provided legal text explaining the rights and expected behavior of users accessing a system from geographic locations that have strong privacy regulations. Which of the following control types has been applied?
From a business perspective, which of the following is the MOST important objective of a disaster recovery test?
Which organizational role should be accountable for ensuring information assets are appropriately classified?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to update a risk register with risk assessment results?
Which of the following situations would BEST justify escalation to senior management?
Reviewing results from which of the following is the BEST way to identify information systems control deficiencies?
Reviewing which of the following provides the BEST indication of an organizations risk tolerance?
Which of the following BEST helps to identify significant events that could impact an organization?
Which of the following would be the BEST way for a risk practitioner to validate the effectiveness of a patching program?
Which of the following would BEST help an enterprise define and communicate its risk appetite?
The PRIMARY objective of testing the effectiveness of a new control before implementation is to:
Which of the following is the BEST way to protect sensitive data from administrators within a public cloud?
Which of the following would MOST likely cause a risk practitioner to reassess risk scenarios?
The MOST essential content to include in an IT risk awareness program is how to:
Which of the following is the GREATEST risk associated with inappropriate classification of data?
An organization is concerned that its employees may be unintentionally disclosing data through the use of social media sites. Which of the following will MOST effectively mitigate tins risk?
Which of the following BEST facilitates the development of effective IT risk scenarios?
An information system for a key business operation is being moved from an in-house application to a Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor. Which of the following will have the GREATEST impact on the ability to monitor risk?
Which of the following is the BEST criterion to determine whether higher residual risk ratings in the risk register should be accepted?
Which of the following is the MOST important component in a risk treatment plan?
Which of the following criteria is MOST important when developing a response to an attack that would compromise data?
Which of the following will be MOST effective to mitigate the risk associated with the loss of company data stored on personal devices?
Which of the following is the FIRST step in managing the security risk associated with wearable technology in the workplace?
Which of the following BEST helps to ensure disaster recovery staff members
are able to complete their assigned tasks effectively during a disaster?
Reviewing which of the following BEST helps an organization gam insight into its overall risk profile''
An organization maintains independent departmental risk registers that are not automatically aggregated. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern?
A legacy application used for a critical business function relies on software that has reached the end of extended support Which of the following is the MOST effective control to manage this application?
The risk associated with an asset before controls are applied can be expressed as:
Which of the following findings of a security awareness program assessment would cause the GREATEST concern to a risk practitioner?
An organization planning to transfer and store its customer data with an offshore cloud service provider should be PRIMARILY concerned with:
Following the implementation of an Internet of Things (loT) solution, a risk practitioner identifies new risk factors with impact to existing controls. Which of the following is MOST important to include in a report to stakeholders?
A newly incorporated enterprise needs to secure its information assets From a governance perspective which of the following should be done FIRST?
An IT risk practitioner has been asked to regularly report on the overall status and effectiveness of the IT risk management program. Which of the following is MOST useful for this purpose?
Which of the following should be the PRIMARY focus of a risk owner once a decision is made to mitigate a risk?
Which of the following is the MOST significant indicator of the need to perform a penetration test?
An organization has initiated a project to launch an IT-based service to customers and take advantage of being the first to market. Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern to senior management?
Which of the following is MOST important to the successful development of IT risk scenarios?
Which of the following approaches BEST identifies information systems control deficiencies?
An organization is moving its critical assets to the cloud. Which of the following is the MOST important key performance indicator (KPI) to include in the service level agreement (SLA)?
Which of the following is MOST important for mitigating ethical risk when establishing accountability for control ownership?
Which of the following is the GREATEST benefit of a three lines of defense structure?
Which of the following BEST represents a critical threshold value for a key control indicator (KCI)?
Which of the following is the BEST way to quantify the likelihood of risk materialization?
Which of the following is MOST helpful in identifying loss magnitude during risk analysis of a new system?
An organization is planning to outsource its payroll function to an external service provider Which of the following should be the MOST important consideration when selecting the provider?
Which of the following BEST contributes to the implementation of an effective risk response action plan?
A business is conducting a proof of concept on a vendor’s AI technology. Which of the following is the MOST important consideration for managing risk?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY risk management responsibility of the second line of defense?
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to validate organizational awareness of cybersecurity risk?
Which of the following statements describes the relationship between key risk indicators (KRIs) and key control indicators (KCIs)?
Which of the following scenarios presents the GREATEST risk of noncompliance with data privacy best practices?
An organization uses a web application hosted by a cloud service that is populated by data sent to the vendor via email on a monthly basis. Which of the following should be the FIRST consideration when analyzing the risk associated with the application?
When presenting risk, the BEST method to ensure that the risk is measurable against the organization's risk appetite is through the use of a:
Which of the following presents the GREATEST security risk associated with Internet of Things (IoT) technology?
Which of the following contributes MOST to the effective implementation of risk responses?
The MOST effective way to increase the likelihood that risk responses will be implemented is to:
Which of the following is the MOST important criteria for selecting key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following IT key risk indicators (KRIs) provides management with the BEST feedback on IT capacity?
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to reduce potential losses due to ongoing expense fraud?
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's BEST recommendation regarding disaster recovery management (DRM) for Software as a Service (SaaS) providers?
Which of the following is the GREATEST risk associated with the misclassification of data?
Which of the following would provide the MOST reliable evidence of the effectiveness of security controls implemented for a web application?
After a risk has been identified, who is in the BEST position to select the appropriate risk treatment option?
Which of the following is MOST important to the effective monitoring of key risk indicators (KRIS)?
Which of the following would be MOST beneficial as a key risk indicator (KRI)?
An organization has raised the risk appetite for technology risk. The MOST likely result would be:
Which of the following describes the relationship between Key risk indicators (KRIs) and key control indicators (KCIS)?
Which of the following provides the MOST reliable evidence to support conclusions after completing an information systems controls assessment?
A risk action plan has been changed during the risk mitigation effort. Which of the following is MOST important for the risk practitioner to verify?
Which of the following is MOST helpful in providing a high-level overview of current IT risk severity*?
A payroll manager discovers that fields in certain payroll reports have been modified without authorization. Which of the following control weaknesses could have contributed MOST to this problem?
Which of the following would present the GREATEST challenge for a risk practitioner during a merger of two organizations?
Which of the following is MOST important to include in a Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor agreement?
Which of the following should a risk practitioner review FIRST when evaluating risk events associated with the organization's data flow model?
Which of the following is MOST important for management to consider when deciding whether to invest in an IT initiative that exceeds management's risk appetite?
An organizations chief technology officer (CTO) has decided to accept the risk associated with the potential loss from a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. In this situation, the risk practitioner's BEST course of action is to:
Which of the following BEST enables an organization to address risk associated with technical complexity?
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's BEST course of action after identifying risk scenarios related to noncompliance with new industry regulations?
A risk practitioner is performing a risk assessment of recent external advancements in quantum computing. Which of the following would pose the GREATEST concern for the risk practitioner?
A highly regulated enterprise is developing a new risk management plan to specifically address legal and regulatory risk scenarios What should be done FIRST by IT governance to support this effort?
What should be the PRIMARY objective for a risk practitioner performing a post-implementation review of an IT risk mitigation project?
Which of the following is the BEST evidence that a user account has been properly authorized?
Which of the following is the MOST critical consideration when awarding a project to a third-party service provider whose servers are located offshore?
Which of the following presents the GREATEST concern associated with the
use of artificial intelligence (Al) systems?
A penetration testing team discovered an ineffectively designed access control. Who is responsible for ensuring the control design gap is remediated?
Which of the following is MOST important when identifying an organization's risk exposure associated with Internet of Things (loT) devices?
Which of the following BEST indicates that security requirements have been incorporated into the system development life cycle (SDLC)?
To communicate the risk associated with IT in business terms, which of the following MUST be defined?
Which of the following would be of GREATEST assistance when justifying investment in risk response strategies?
Which of the following is the GREATEST concern when using a generic set of IT risk scenarios for risk analysis?
Which of the following is MOST helpful to ensure effective security controls for a cloud service provider?
Which of the following provides the MOST helpful reference point when communicating the results of a risk assessment to stakeholders?
The number of tickets to rework application code has significantly exceeded the established threshold. Which of the following would be the risk practitioner s BEST recommendation?
Which of the following is the GREATEST benefit to an organization when updates to the risk register are made promptly after the completion of a risk assessment?
An identified high probability risk scenario involving a critical, proprietary business function has an annualized cost of control higher than the annual loss expectancy. Which of the following is the BEST risk response?
A risk practitioner discovers that an IT operations team manager bypassed web filtering controls by using a mobile device, in violation of the network security policy. Which of the following should the risk practitioner do FIRST?
Concerned about system load capabilities during the month-end close process, management requires monitoring of the average time to complete tasks and monthly reporting of the findings. What type of measure has been established?
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when sharing risk management updates with executive management?
Which of the following is the MOST important information to be communicated during security awareness training?
A risk practitioner is reporting on an increasing trend of ransomware attacks in the industry. Which of the following information is MOST important to include to enable an informed response decision by key stakeholders?
A risk assessment has been completed on an application and reported to the application owner. The report includes validated vulnerability findings that require mitigation. Which of the following should be the NEXT step?
Which of the following is MOST helpful to management when determining the resources needed to mitigate a risk?
Key risk indicators (KRIs) are MOST useful during which of the following risk management phases?
Which of the following is the BEST approach when a risk treatment plan cannot be completed on time?
Which of the following is the BEST approach for an organization in a heavily regulated industry to comprehensively test application functionality?
Which of the following is the BEST way for a risk practitioner to present an annual risk management update to the board''
The BEST way to obtain senior management support for investment in a control implementation would be to articulate the reduction in:
A business delegates its application data management to the internal IT team. Which of the following is the role of the internal IT team in this situation?
The BEST way for an organization to ensure that servers are compliant to security policy is
to review:
A risk practitioner finds that data has been misclassified. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern?
An information security audit identified a risk resulting from the failure of an automated control Who is responsible for ensuring the risk register is updated accordingly?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason for an organization to ensure the risk register is updated regularly?
Following a review of a third-party vendor, it is MOST important for an organization to ensure:
Which of the following will BEST ensure that controls adequately support business goals and objectives?
Because of a potential data breach, an organization has decided to temporarily shut down its online sales order system until sufficient controls can be implemented. Which risk treatment has been selected?
Which of the following is the BEST way for an organization to enable risk treatment decisions?
A review of an organization s controls has determined its data loss prevention {DLP) system is currently failing to detect outgoing emails containing credit card data. Which of the following would be MOST impacted?
A risk practitioner has been notified of a social engineering attack using artificial intelligence (Al) technology to impersonate senior management personnel. Which of the following would BEST mitigate the impact of such attacks?
Which of the following is the MOST useful input when developing risk scenarios?
The BEST way to determine the likelihood of a system availability risk scenario is by assessing the:
A vendor’s planned maintenance schedule will cause a critical application to temporarily lose failover capabilities. Of the following, who should approve this proposed schedule?
A global organization has implemented an application that does not address all privacy requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Which of the following risk responses has the organization adopted with regard to privacy requirements?
Which of the following would BEST facilitate the maintenance of data classification requirements?
Which of the following resources is MOST helpful when creating a manageable set of IT risk scenarios?
Which of the following is the BEST reason to use qualitative measures to express residual risk levels related to emerging threats?
An organization has decided to commit to a business activity with the knowledge that the risk exposure is higher than the risk appetite. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's MOST important action related to this decision?
A third-party vendor has offered to perform user access provisioning and termination. Which of the following control accountabilities is BEST retained within the organization?
Which of the following BEST helps to mitigate risk associated with excessive access by authorized users?
When an organization's business continuity plan (BCP) states that it cannot afford to lose more than three hours of a critical application's data, the three hours is considered the application’s:
Who should be responsible (of evaluating the residual risk after a compensating control has been
During a risk treatment plan review, a risk practitioner finds the approved risk action plan has not been completed However, there were other risk mitigation actions implemented. Which of the fallowing is the BEST course of action?
An enterprise has taken delivery of software patches that address vulnerabilities in its core business software. Prior to implementation, which of the following is the MOST important task to be performed?
Which of the following management actions will MOST likely change the likelihood rating of a risk scenario related to remote network access?
A migration from an in-house developed system to an external cloud-based solution is affecting a previously rated key risk scenario related to payroll processing. Which part of the risk register should be updated FIRST?
Implementing which of the following controls would BEST reduce the impact of a vulnerability that has been exploited?
While reviewing a contract of a cloud services vendor, it was discovered that the vendor refuses to accept liability for a sensitive data breach. Which of the following controls will BES reduce the risk associated with such a data breach?
Which of the following is MOST helpful in providing an overview of an organization's risk management program?
Which of the following is the BEST way to determine whether system settings are in alignment with control baselines?
A risk practitioner is organizing a training session lo communicate risk assessment methodologies to ensure a consistent risk view within the organization Which of the following i< the MOST important topic to cover in this training?
Which of the following would BEST mitigate the ongoing risk associated with operating system (OS) vulnerabilities?
Which of the following BEST enforces access control for an organization that uses multiple cloud technologies?
Which of the following activities should be performed FIRST when establishing IT risk management processes?
Which of the following controls will BEST detect unauthorized modification of data by a database administrator?
Which of the following is the MAIN benefit to an organization using key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following is the BEST key control indicator (KCI) for risk related to IT infrastructure failure?
Which of the following provides the BEST evidence that robust risk management practices are in place within an organization?
A risk practitioner observes that the fraud detection controls in an online payment system do not perform as expected. Which of the following will MOST likely change as a result?
Who is BEST suited to provide objective input when updating residual risk to reflect the results of control effectiveness?
Which of the following is MOST important for a risk practitioner to consider when evaluating plans for changes to IT services?
When implementing an IT risk management program, which of the following is the BEST time to evaluate current control effectiveness?
Which of the following factors will have the GREATEST impact on the implementation of a risk mitigation strategy for an organization?
Which of the following could BEST detect an in-house developer inserting malicious functions into a web-based application?
Which of the following is the BEST indicator of the effectiveness of a control monitoring program?
A penetration test reveals several vulnerabilities in a web-facing application. Which of the following should be the FIRST step in selecting a risk response?
Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's PRIMARY focus when tasked with ensuring organization records are being retained for a sufficient period of time to meet legal obligations?
An organization has decided to postpone the assessment and treatment of several risk scenarios because stakeholders are unavailable. As a result of this decision, the risk associated with these new entries has been;
Which of the following BEST enables a risk practitioner to understand management's approach to organizational risk?
Who is MOST important lo include in the assessment of existing IT risk scenarios?
Which of the following scenarios presents the GREATEST risk for a global organization when implementing a data classification policy?
Legal and regulatory risk associated with business conducted over the Internet is driven by:
Which of the following should be initiated when a high number of noncompliant conditions are observed during review of a control procedure?
An organization automatically approves exceptions to security policies on a recurring basis. This practice is MOST likely the result of:
Winch of the following is the BEST evidence of an effective risk treatment plan?
During the control evaluation phase of a risk assessment, it is noted that multiple controls are ineffective. Which of the following should be the risk practitioner's FIRST course of action?
What is the PRIMARY role of the application owner when changes are being introduced into an existing environment?
Which stakeholders are PRIMARILY responsible for determining enterprise IT risk appetite?
The BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of a vendor risk management program is the percentage of:
Which of the following should be of MOST concern to a risk practitioner reviewing an organization risk register after the completion of a series of risk assessments?
Which of the following is the BEST method to mitigate the risk of an unauthorized employee viewing confidential data in a database''
It is MOST appropriate for changes to be promoted to production after they are:
A risk practitioner has been asked to propose a risk acceptance framework for an organization. Which of the following is the MOST important consideration for the risk practitioner to address in the framework?
Which of the following is the GREATEST benefit of updating the risk register to include outcomes from a risk assessment?
Who is responsible for IT security controls that are outsourced to an external service provider?
A risk practitioner has discovered a deficiency in a critical system that cannot be patched. Which of the following should be the risk practitioner's FIRST course of action?
Which of the following will BEST help ensure that risk factors identified during an information systems review are addressed?
During an IT risk scenario review session, business executives question why they have been assigned ownership of IT-related risk scenarios. They feel IT risk is technical in nature and therefore should be owned by IT. Which of the following is the BEST way for the risk practitioner to address these concerns?
A PRIMARY function of the risk register is to provide supporting information for the development of an organization's risk:
Which of the following is the BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of a disaster recovery plan (DRP)?
An organization is preparing to transfer a large number of customer service representatives to the sales department. Of the following, who is responsible for mitigating the risk associated with residual system access?
Which of the following is the BEST response when a potential IT control deficiency has been identified?
Which of the following would present the MOST significant risk to an organization when updating the incident response plan?
A risk practitioner is developing a set of bottom-up IT risk scenarios. The MOST important time to involve business stakeholders is when:
Which of the following should be included in a risk scenario to be used for risk analysis?
Which of the following provides the MOST useful information for developing key risk indicators (KRIs)?
Which of the following is the BEST indicator of the effectiveness of IT risk management processes?
During a risk assessment of a financial institution, a risk practitioner discovers that tellers can initiate and approve transactions of significant value. This team is also responsible for ensuring transactions are recorded and balances are reconciled by the end of the day. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST recommendation to mitigate the associated risk?
When is the BEST to identify risk associated with major project to determine a mitigation plan?
The effectiveness of a control has decreased. What is the MOST likely effect on the associated risk?
Which of the following would BEST ensure that identified risk scenarios are addressed?
Which of the following will help ensure the elective decision-making of an IT risk management committee?
When a high number of approved exceptions are observed during a review of a control procedure, an organization should FIRST initiate a review of the:
Which of the following is MOST helpful in determining the effectiveness of an organization's IT risk mitigation efforts?
An organization's risk register contains a large volume of risk scenarios that senior management considers overwhelming. Which of the following would BEST help to improve the risk register?
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when multiple risk practitioners capture risk scenarios in a single risk register?
Which of the following will MOST likely change as a result of the decrease in risk appetite due to a new privacy regulation?
Which of the following will BEST help mitigate the risk associated with malicious functionality in outsourced application development?
Which of the following is a specific concern related to machine learning algorithms?
When defining thresholds for control key performance indicators (KPIs). it is MOST helpful to align:
A systems interruption has been traced to a personal USB device plugged into the corporate network by an IT employee who bypassed internal control procedures. Of the following, who should be accountable?
Which of the following would provide the MOST useful information to a risk owner when reviewing the progress of risk mitigation?
Which of the following roles is PRIMARILY accountable for risk associated with business information protection?
An organization has established workflows in its service desk to support employee reports of security-related concerns. Which of the following is the MOST efficient approach to analyze these concerns?
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's BEST course of action upon learning that a control under internal review may no longer be necessary?
Which of the following is MOST important to consider when determining the value of an asset during the risk identification process?
The MAIN purpose of reviewing a control after implementation is to validate that the control:
An organization has just started accepting credit card payments from customers via the corporate website. Which of the following is MOST likely to increase as a result of this new initiative?
A risk practitioner notices a risk scenario associated with data loss at the organization's cloud provider is assigned to the provider who should the risk scenario be reassigned to.
Which of the following key risk indicators (KRIs) provides the BEST insight into the risk associated with IT systems being unable to meet the required availability service level in the future?
When creating a separate IT risk register for a large organization, which of the following is MOST important to consider with regard to the existing corporate risk 'register?
Which of the following sources is MOST relevant to reference when updating security awareness training materials?
Which of the following changes would be reflected in an organization's risk profile after the failure of a critical patch implementation?
Which of the following BEST indicates the risk appetite and tolerance level (or the risk associated with business interruption caused by IT system failures?