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An operations manager states that the customer portal may be unavailable for no more than 15 minutes in a month before the issue must be escalated to executives. Which risk management concept does this statement describe?
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
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Risk appetite, because it describes the organization’s overall willingness to take risk.
Risk appetite is broader and describes the general amount of risk leadership is willing to accept. It is not a precise time limit for one service.
B
Best answer
Risk tolerance, because it sets a specific measurable threshold for acceptable impact.
Risk tolerance is the specific, measurable limit an organization is willing to accept for a particular risk or service. In this case, the 15-minute outage threshold is a clear boundary that triggers escalation, so it is a tolerance statement.
C
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Risk transfer, because the business is moving the outage risk to another party.
Risk transfer usually means shifting financial or operational impact through insurance, contracts, or outsourcing. A downtime limit does not move the risk elsewhere.
D
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Risk avoidance, because the organization is eliminating the portal risk completely.
Risk avoidance means removing the activity or condition that creates the risk. Allowing brief downtime with escalation does not eliminate the risk.
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: Risk tolerance, because it sets a specific measurable threshold for acceptable impact. — Risk tolerance is the best answer because it expresses a specific acceptable threshold for impact. The manager is not describing a broad philosophy about risk; they are setting a measurable limit for how much outage is acceptable before higher-level action is required. This kind of statement helps operations teams know when to escalate and when normal handling is still within approved bounds. Why others are wrong: Risk appetite is too broad and would describe the organization’s general willingness to accept risk, not a 15-minute threshold. Risk transfer refers to shifting risk to a third party through insurance or contracts. Risk avoidance means eliminating the risky activity entirely, which is not happening here because the portal is still allowed to operate with limited downtime.
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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