CAS-004 Governance, Risk, and Compliance Practice Question
During a policy gap analysis, it is discovered that the organization has a policy stating that sensitive data must be encrypted, but there are no procedures for implementing encryption on mobile devices. This is an example of a gap between:
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Policy and procedures
A gap exists when a policy sets a requirement but the supporting procedures to implement it are missing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Standards and guidelines
Why it's wrong here
Both standards and guidelines are lower in the hierarchy than procedures.
- ✗
Policy and standards
Why it's wrong here
Standards are specific requirements; procedures are step-by-step instructions.
- ✗
Policy and guidelines
Why it's wrong here
Guidelines are recommendations, not procedures.
- ✓
Policy and procedures
Why this is correct
The policy exists but the procedures to operationalize it are missing.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every CAS-005 question from scratch — 968 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This CAS-005 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CAS-005 exam.