20+ practice questions focused on IT Risk Assessment — one of the most tested topics on the Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control CRISC exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start IT Risk Assessment PracticeDuring a risk assessment, an organization identifies that its primary data center is located in a flood-prone area. Which risk treatment option would best address this risk?
Explanation: Implementing flood barriers and redundant cooling systems directly reduces the likelihood and impact of a flood event on the data center's physical infrastructure. This is a risk mitigation strategy that proactively addresses the root cause of the risk (flooding) by hardening the facility, which is the most effective treatment for a high-probability, high-impact physical threat.
A risk assessment for a healthcare organization reveals a high likelihood of data breaches due to weak encryption on portable devices. The organization decides to deploy full-disk encryption and enforce multi-factor authentication. Which risk response strategy is being applied?
Explanation: Deploying full-disk encryption and multi-factor authentication directly reduces the likelihood and/or impact of data breaches from weak encryption on portable devices. This is the definition of risk mitigation — applying controls to lower risk to an acceptable level. The organization is actively reducing the vulnerability, not transferring, accepting, or avoiding the risk.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of conducting a business impact analysis (BIA) during the IT risk assessment process?
Explanation: Option B is correct because the BIA identifies critical business processes and their recovery priorities. Option A is wrong because vulnerability assessment is separate. Option C is wrong because threats are identified in threat modeling. Option D is wrong because asset inventory is part of asset management.
A retail company is assessing the risk of a POS malware attack. Which approach would BEST quantify the potential financial impact?
Explanation: Scenario analysis with input from business and IT stakeholders is the best approach because it allows the organization to model specific POS malware attack scenarios, incorporating both technical threat vectors (e.g., memory scraping of track data) and business context (e.g., PCI DSS fines, card reissuance costs, brand damage). This collaborative method produces a more accurate and contextualized financial impact estimate than purely historical or technical assessments, especially for emerging or evolving threats like POS malware.
A risk assessor is evaluating a third-party cloud service provider. Which of the following is the MOST important factor to consider when assessing the risk of data exfiltration?
Explanation: Data exfiltration risk is primarily mitigated by strong encryption standards for data at rest and in transit. Even if a provider has robust access controls, weak encryption (e.g., using TLS 1.0 or AES-128-CBC with predictable IVs) can allow an attacker to intercept or decrypt data during transfer or storage. Encryption directly prevents unauthorized extraction of readable data, making it the most critical factor.
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