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A business unit wants to keep using a customer portal even though a low-likelihood, high-impact dependency risk was identified. Leadership does not want to stop the service, but it does want to lower exposure and formally document the remaining risk. Which two actions best fit that approach? Select two.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
Implement compensating controls to reduce the chance or impact of the event.
This is the most direct way to reduce exposure while keeping the service running. Compensating controls, such as extra monitoring, rate limiting, or alternate processing steps, lower either likelihood or impact without requiring the business to stop operations. That matches the stated goal of continuing service while reducing risk.
B
Distractor review
Immediately shut down the portal until the dependency risk is completely eliminated.
Shutting the portal down is a form of risk avoidance, which conflicts with leadership's stated desire to keep the service available. It may be appropriate in some high-risk situations, but it does not fit this scenario's requirement to continue operations.
C
Best answer
Formally accept the remaining residual risk at the appropriate management level.
After mitigation steps are added, some risk often remains. Formal acceptance by the right business authority documents that the organization understands the remaining exposure and is willing to live with it. That is a standard part of risk treatment when the service must remain available.
D
Distractor review
Ignore the finding until the next annual audit cycle.
Ignoring the finding does not manage risk and leaves the organization exposed without documentation or accountability. It is an operational mistake, not a valid treatment strategy.
E
Distractor review
Transfer the issue to the help desk by opening a routine support ticket.
A support ticket may track the work, but it does not transfer risk in the management sense. Risk transfer usually involves contracts, insurance, or outsourcing arrangements, not simply handing the issue to operations.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Implement compensating controls to reduce the chance or impact of the event. — The best choices are to implement compensating controls and formally accept the remaining residual risk. Together, those actions match a practical risk treatment plan: reduce exposure as much as is reasonable, then document that some risk remains and is approved by management. This is common when a business cannot afford downtime but still needs a defensible control decision. Why others are wrong: Shutting down the portal is risk avoidance and conflicts with the requirement to keep service available. Ignoring the issue does not constitute treatment and creates unmanaged exposure. Opening a support ticket may help track work, but it is not true risk transfer and does not by itself reduce or formally accept the risk.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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