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Question # 201

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'

Options:

A.  

Review historical application down me and frequency

B.  

Assess the potential impact and cost of mitigation

C.  

identify other legacy systems within the organization

D.  

Explore the feasibility of replacing the legacy system

Discussion 0
Question # 202

An organization is considering allowing users to access company data from their personal devices. Which of the following is the MOST important factor when assessing the risk?

Options:

A.  

Classification of the data

B.  

Type of device

C.  

Remote management capabilities

D.  

Volume of data

Discussion 0
Question # 203

Which of the following risk scenarios would be the GREATEST concern as a result of a single sign-on implementation?

Options:

A.  

User access may be restricted by additional security.

B.  

Unauthorized access may be gained to multiple systems.

C.  

Security administration may become more complex.

D.  

User privilege changes may not be recorded.

Discussion 0
Question # 204

Options:

A.  

Internal email communications are not encrypted.

B.  

Data transmission within the corporate network is not encrypted.

C.  

Internally created documents are not automatically classified.

D.  

Data transmission across public networks is not encrypted.

Discussion 0
Question # 205

Which of the following will MOST likely change as a result of the decrease in risk appetite due to a new privacy regulation?

Options:

A.  

Key risk indicator (KRI) thresholds

B.  

Risk trends

C.  

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

D.  

Risk objectives

Discussion 0
Question # 206

The MOST important reason to monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) is to help management:

Options:

A.  

identity early risk transfer strategies.

B.  

lessen the impact of realized risk.

C.  

analyze the chain of risk events.

D.  

identify the root cause of risk events.

Discussion 0
Question # 207

Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to ensure policies and standards are properly documented within the risk management process?

Options:

A.  

It facilitates the use of a framework for risk management.

B.  

It establishes a means for senior management to formally approve risk practices.

C.  

It encourages risk-based decision making for stakeholders.

D.  

It provides a basis for benchmarking against industry standards.

Discussion 0
Question # 208

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;

Options:

A.  

mitigated

B.  

deferred

C.  

accepted.

D.  

transferred

Discussion 0
Question # 209

Which of The following BEST represents the desired risk posture for an organization?

Options:

A.  

Inherent risk is lower than risk tolerance.

B.  

Operational risk is higher than risk tolerance.

C.  

Accepted risk is higher than risk tolerance.

D.  

Residual risk is lower than risk tolerance.

Discussion 0
Question # 210

During a routine check, a system administrator identifies unusual activity indicating an intruder within a firewall. Which of the following controls has MOST likely been compromised?

Options:

A.  

Data validation

B.  

Identification

C.  

Authentication

D.  

Data integrity

Discussion 0
Question # 211

Which of the following should a risk practitioner do FIRST when an organization decides to use a cloud service?

Options:

A.  

Review the vendor selection process and vetting criteria.

B.  

Assess whether use of service falls within risk tolerance thresholds.

C.  

Establish service level agreements (SLAs) with the vendor.

D.  

Check the contract for appropriate security risk and control provisions.

Discussion 0
Question # 212

Which of the following is a drawback in the use of quantitative risk analysis?

Options:

A.  

It assigns numeric values to exposures of assets.

B.  

It requires more resources than other methods

C.  

It produces the results in numeric form.

D.  

It is based on impact analysis of information assets.

Discussion 0
Question # 213

A risk assessment indicates the residual risk associated with a new bring your own device (BYOD) program is within organizational risk tolerance. Which of the following should the risk practitioner

recommend be done NEXT?

Options:

A.  

Implement targeted awareness training for new BYOD users.

B.  

Implement monitoring to detect control deterioration.

C.  

Identify log sources to monitor BYOD usage and risk impact.

D.  

Reduce the risk tolerance level.

Discussion 0
Question # 214

Which of the following is MOST important to consider when assessing the likelihood that a recently discovered software vulnerability will be exploited?

Options:

A.  

The skill level required of a threat actor

B.  

The amount of personally identifiable information (PH) disclosed

C.  

The ability to detect and trace the threat action

D.  

The amount of data that might be exposed by a threat action

Discussion 0
Question # 215

An organization has updated its acceptable use policy to mitigate the risk of employees disclosing confidential information. Which of the following is the BEST way to reinforce the effectiveness of this policy?

Options:

A.  

Communicate sanctions for policy violations to all staff.

B.  

Obtain signed acceptance of the new policy from employees.

C.  

Train all staff on relevant information security best practices.

D.  

Implement data loss prevention (DLP) within the corporate network.

Discussion 0
Question # 216

Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when developing an organization's risk taxonomy?

Options:

A.  

Leading industry frameworks

B.  

Business context

C.  

Regulatory requirements

D.  

IT strategy

Discussion 0
Question # 217

The PRIMARY reason for communicating risk assessment results to data owners is to enable the:

Options:

A.  

design of appropriate controls.

B.  

industry benchmarking of controls.

C.  

prioritization of response efforts.

D.  

classification of information assets.

Discussion 0
Question # 218

Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure data is properly sanitized while in cloud storage?

Options:

A.  

Deleting the data from the file system

B.  

Cryptographically scrambling the data

C.  

Formatting the cloud storage at the block level

D.  

Degaussing the cloud storage media

Discussion 0
Question # 219

Which of the following should be the PRIMARY basis for establishing a priority sequence when restoring business processes after a disruption?

Options:

A.  

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

B.  

Mean Time to Recover (MTTR)

C.  

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

D.  

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

Discussion 0
Question # 220

Which of the following is the MOST reliable validation of a new control?

Options:

A.  

Approval of the control by senior management

B.  

Complete and accurate documentation of control objectives

C.  

Control owner attestation of control effectiveness

D.  

Internal audit review of control design

Discussion 0
Question # 221

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?

Options:

A.  

Mitigate

B.  

Accept

C.  

Transfer

D.  

Avoid

Discussion 0
Question # 222

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?

Options:

A.  

Ensuring the vendor does not know the encryption key

B.  

Engaging a third party to validate operational controls

C.  

Using the same cloud vendor as a competitor

D.  

Using field-level encryption with a vendor supplied key

Discussion 0
Question # 223

Which of the following would provide the MOST objective assessment of the effectiveness of an organization's security controls?

Options:

A.  

An internal audit

B.  

Security operations center review

C.  

Internal penetration testing

D.  

A third-party audit

Discussion 0
Question # 224

Which of the following is the BEST way to reduce the likelihood of an individual performing a potentially harmful action as the result of unnecessary entitlement?

Options:

A.  

Application monitoring

B.  

Separation of duty

C.  

Least privilege

D.  

Nonrepudiation

Discussion 0
Question # 225

Which of the following should be the PRIMARY driver for the prioritization of risk responses?

Options:

A.  

Residual risk

B.  

Risk appetite

C.  

Mitigation cost

D.  

Inherent risk

Discussion 0
Question # 226

Which of the following is MOST important when identifying an organization's risk exposure associated with Internet of Things (loT) devices?

Options:

A.  

Defined remediation plans

B.  

Management sign-off on the scope

C.  

Manual testing of device vulnerabilities

D.  

Visibility into all networked devices

Discussion 0
Question # 227

Which of the following risk management practices BEST facilitates the incorporation of IT risk scenarios into the enterprise-wide risk register?

Options:

A.  

Key risk indicators (KRls) are developed for key IT risk scenarios

B.  

IT risk scenarios are assessed by the enterprise risk management team

C.  

Risk appetites for IT risk scenarios are approved by key business stakeholders.

D.  

IT risk scenarios are developed in the context of organizational objectives.

Discussion 0
Question # 228

The maturity of an IT risk management program is MOST influenced by:

Options:

A.  

the organization's risk culture

B.  

benchmarking results against similar organizations

C.  

industry-specific regulatory requirements

D.  

expertise available within the IT department

Discussion 0
Question # 229

Which of the following is the PRIMARY benefit of implementing key control indicators (KCIs)?

Options:

A.  

Confirming the adequacy of recovery plans.

B.  

Improving compliance with control standards.

C.  

Providing early detection of control degradation.

D.  

Reducing the number of incidents.

Discussion 0
Question # 230

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?

Options:

A.  

Informed consent

B.  

Cross border controls

C.  

Business impact analysis (BIA)

D.  

Data breach protection

Discussion 0
Question # 231

During an internal IT audit, an active network account belonging to a former employee was identified. Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent future occurrences?

Options:

A.  

Conduct a comprehensive review of access management processes.

B.  

Declare a security incident and engage the incident response team.

C.  

Conduct a comprehensive awareness session for system administrators.

D.  

Evaluate system administrators' technical skills to identify if training is required.

Discussion 0
Question # 232

Which of the following roles is BEST suited to help a risk practitioner understand the impact of IT-related events on business objectives?

Options:

A.  

IT management

B.  

Internal audit

C.  

Process owners

D.  

Senior management

Discussion 0
Question # 233

Which of the following BEST informs decision-makers about the value of a notice and consent control for the collection of personal information?

Options:

A.  

A comparison of the costs of notice and consent control options

B.  

Examples of regulatory fines incurred by industry peers for noncompliance

C.  

A report of critical controls showing the importance of notice and consent

D.  

A cost-benefit analysis of the control versus probable legal action

Discussion 0
Question # 234

A risk practitioner has been asked to evaluate the adoption of a third-party blockchain integration platform based on the value added by the platform and the organization's risk appetite. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST course of action?

Options:

A.  

Conduct a risk assessment with stakeholders.

B.  

Conduct third-party resilience tests.

C.  

Update the risk register with the process changes.

D.  

Review risk related to standards and regulations.

Discussion 0
Question # 235

An organization is unable to implement a multi-factor authentication requirement until the next fiscal year due to budget constraints. Consequently, a policy exception must be submitted. Which of the following is MOST important to include in the analysis of the exception?

Options:

A.  

Sections of the policy that may justify not implementing the requirement

B.  

Risk associated with the inability to implement the requirement

C.  

Budget justification to implement the new requirement during the current year

D.  

Industry best practices with respect to implementation of the proposed control

Discussion 0
Question # 236

An organization uses one centralized single sign-on (SSO) control to cover many applications. Which of the following is the BEST course of action when a new application is added to the environment after testing of the SSO control has been completed?

Options:

A.  

Initiate a retest of the full control

B.  

Retest the control using the new application as the only sample.

C.  

Review the corresponding change control documentation

D.  

Re-evaluate the control during (he next assessment

Discussion 0
Question # 237

Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's NEXT action after identifying a high probability of data loss in a system?

Options:

A.  

Enhance the security awareness program.

B.  

Increase the frequency of incident reporting.

C.  

Purchase cyber insurance from a third party.

D.  

Conduct a control assessment.

Discussion 0
Question # 238

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?

Options:

A.  

Several risk action plans have missed target completion dates.

B.  

Senior management has accepted more risk than usual.

C.  

Risk associated with many assets is only expressed in qualitative terms.

D.  

Many risk scenarios are owned by the same senior manager.

Discussion 0
Question # 239

Which component of a software inventory BEST enables the identification and mitigation of known vulnerabilities?

Options:

A.  

Software version

B.  

Assigned software manager

C.  

Software support contract expiration

D.  

Software licensing information

Discussion 0
Question # 240

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?

Options:

A.  

Report the findings to executive management to enable treatment decisions.

B.  

Reassess each vulnerability to evaluate the risk profile of the application.

C.  

Conduct a penetration test to determine how to mitigate the vulnerabilities.

D.  

Prepare a risk response that is aligned to the organization's risk tolerance.

Discussion 0
Question # 241

When developing a business continuity plan (BCP), it is MOST important to:

Options:

A.  

identify an alternative location to host operations.

B.  

identify a geographically dispersed disaster recovery site.

C.  

prioritize critical services to be restored.

D.  

develop a multi-channel communication plan.

Discussion 0
Question # 242

Who is MOST important lo include in the assessment of existing IT risk scenarios?

Options:

A.  

Technology subject matter experts

B.  

Business process owners

C.  

Business users of IT systems

D.  

Risk management consultants

Discussion 0
Question # 243

A key performance indicator (KPI) shows that a process is operating inefficiently, even though no control issues were noted during the most recent risk assessment. Which of the following should be done FIRST?

Options:

A.  

Implement new controls.

B.  

Recalibrate the key performance indicator (KPI).

C.  

Redesign the process.

D.  

Re-evaluate the existing control design.

Discussion 0
Question # 244

Options:

A.  

Conduct targeted risk assessments.

B.  

Recommend management accept the low risk scenarios.

C.  

Assess management's risk tolerance.

D.  

Propose mitigating controls.

Discussion 0
Question # 245

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?

Options:

A.  

Avoidance

B.  

Acceptance

C.  

Mitigation

D.  

Transfer

Discussion 0
Question # 246

The BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure the effectiveness of a vulnerability remediation program is the number of:

Options:

A.  

vulnerability scans.

B.  

recurring vulnerabilities.

C.  

vulnerabilities remediated,

D.  

new vulnerabilities identified.

Discussion 0
Question # 247

Which of the following is the BEST key performance indicator (KPI) to measure how effectively risk management practices are embedded in the project management office (PMO)?

Options:

A.  

Percentage of projects with key risk accepted by the project steering committee

B.  

Reduction in risk policy noncompliance findings

C.  

Percentage of projects with developed controls on scope creep

D.  

Reduction in audits involving external risk consultants

Discussion 0
Question # 248

Which of the following would qualify as a key performance indicator (KPI)?

Options:

A.  

Aggregate risk of the organization

B.  

Number of identified system vulnerabilities

C.  

Number of exception requests processed in the past 90 days

D.  

Number of attacks against the organization's website

Discussion 0
Question # 249

Which of the following is the PRIMARY role of the first line within the three lines model?

Options:

A.  

Maintaining effective internal controls

B.  

Providing oversight and governance

C.  

Conducting independent audits

D.  

Establishing the organization’s risk appetite

Discussion 0
Question # 250

The FIRST step for a startup company when developing a disaster recovery plan (DRP) should be to identify:

Options:

A.  

Current vulnerabilities

B.  

Recovery time objectives (RTOs)

C.  

Critical business processes

D.  

A suitable alternate site

Discussion 0
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