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Start Governance, Risk and Compliance PracticeA global financial firm must comply with GDPR and SOX. The CISO wants to consolidate controls across frameworks using a single set of controls. Which approach best addresses this requirement?
Explanation: Adopting a unified control framework such as NIST SP 800-53 allows the firm to map controls from GDPR and SOX into a single, comprehensive set, reducing duplication and ensuring consistent compliance. This approach leverages the framework's catalog of controls, which can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of multiple regulations simultaneously, aligning with the CISO's goal of consolidation.
A healthcare organization is planning to migrate patient data to a cloud provider. The risk assessment identifies that the provider's SOC 2 report does not cover HIPAA controls. What is the BEST course of action?
Explanation: Option B is correct because a BA agreement is required under HIPAA to ensure the provider contractually agrees to safeguard ePHI. Option A is wrong because the risk assessment should drive decisions, not just acceptance. Option C is wrong because encryption does not eliminate the need for contractual protections. Option D is wrong because a SOC 2 report without HIPAA coverage does not suffice.
An organization wants to ensure that its third-party vendors comply with the company's security policies. Which of the following is the MOST effective method?
Explanation: Including security requirements in contracts and conducting periodic audits is the most effective method because it creates a legally binding obligation for vendors to adhere to the organization's security policies, and audits provide direct, verifiable evidence of compliance. Unlike self-assessments or certifications, audits allow the organization to actively inspect controls, configurations, and processes, ensuring ongoing adherence rather than relying on a point-in-time assertion. This approach aligns with the NIST SP 800-53 continuous monitoring framework and is a core principle of third-party risk management (TPRM) in the CAS-004 domain.
A company's data classification policy labels all financial data as 'Confidential.' An employee accidentally emails a spreadsheet containing customer payment information to an unauthorized external party. Which type of control failure occurred?
Explanation: A preventive control failure occurred because the organization lacked a technical safeguard—such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules, email content filtering, or mandatory access controls—to block the outbound transmission of confidential financial data. Preventive controls are designed to stop unauthorized actions before they happen, and the absence of such a mechanism allowed the accidental email to be sent. The failure is not in detection or correction, but in the inability to prevent the data exfiltration at the point of transmission.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a business impact analysis (BIA)?
Explanation: The primary purpose of a business impact analysis (BIA) is to identify critical business processes and quantify the operational and financial impact if they were disrupted. This foundational step determines which systems and functions are essential to the organization's survival, directly informing the selection of recovery strategies and objectives. Without a BIA, continuity planning lacks a data-driven basis for prioritizing resources.
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