This CRISC practice question tests your understanding of risk and control monitoring and reporting. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company implements a new automated control to monitor user access rights. The control sends a daily report of any users with excessive privileges. What is the PRIMARY benefit of this control?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue: "primary"
Why it matters: Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
Enables timely remediation of access violations
Daily reports allow prompt action to reduce risk.
Reduces the number of user access reviews
Why wrong: Reviews may still be needed to verify the reports.
Eliminates the need for manual checks
Why wrong: Manual action is still required to revoke excessive privileges.
Provides real-time alerts for critical changes
Why wrong: The control provides daily reports, not real-time alerts.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Enables timely remediation of access violations
Option D is correct because the control enables timely identification and remediation of access violations. Option A is not necessarily true as reviews may still be needed. Option B is false because manual remediation is still required. Option C is not real-time since reports are daily.
Key principle: Authentication proves identity; authorization controls what that identity can do after login. Both must work for full privileged access.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Enables timely remediation of access violations
Why this is correct
Daily reports allow prompt action to reduce risk.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "primary" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Authentication checks who the user is.
Reduces the number of user access reviews
Why it's wrong here
Reviews may still be needed to verify the reports.
Eliminates the need for manual checks
Why it's wrong here
Manual action is still required to revoke excessive privileges.
Provides real-time alerts for critical changes
Why it's wrong here
The control provides daily reports, not real-time alerts.
Common exam traps
Logging in proves the user can authenticate. It does not automatically mean the user is allowed to enter privileged or configuration mode. Watch for AAA authorization, privilege level and command authorization details.
Detailed technical explanation
This kind of question is testing the difference between identity and permission. A user may successfully log in to a router because authentication is working, but still fail to enter configuration mode because authorization is missing, misconfigured or mapped to a lower privilege level.
Key takeaway
Authentication proves identity; authorization controls what that identity can do after login. Both must work for full privileged access.
Real-world example
A small business has 20 workstations on the 192.168.1.0/24 network and one public IP from its ISP. The router uses PAT (NAT overload) so all 20 devices share one public address using different source ports. NAT questions test whether you understand the four address terms and which direction each translation applies.
What to study next
Review Cisco AAA concepts — authentication, authorization, and accounting. Study privilege levels (0–15), command authorization under TACACS+, and how RADIUS differs. Then practise related CRISC questions on access control and AAA configuration.
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Risk and Control Monitoring and Reporting — This question tests Risk and Control Monitoring and Reporting — Authentication checks who the user is..
The correct answer is: Enables timely remediation of access violations — Option D is correct because the control enables timely identification and remediation of access violations. Option A is not necessarily true as reviews may still be needed. Option B is false because manual remediation is still required. Option C is not real-time since reports are daily.
Review Cisco AAA concepts — authentication, authorization, and accounting. Study privilege levels (0–15), command authorization under TACACS+, and how RADIUS differs. Then practise related CRISC questions on access control and AAA configuration.
Yes — watch for: "primary". Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
Authentication checks who the user is.
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