CRISC Risk Response and Mitigation Practice Question
A risk practitioner is reviewing the organization's risk response strategies for a high-value asset. Which TWO of the following are examples of risk mitigation techniques? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse risk mitigation with risk transfer (insurance) or risk acceptance, failing to recognize that mitigation involves active controls (like firewalls and patching) that reduce the risk level, not just financial compensation or inaction.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Implementing firewalls to protect the network perimeter.
Implementing firewalls to protect the network perimeter is a risk mitigation technique because it reduces the likelihood of unauthorized access by filtering traffic based on security rules. Firewalls operate at layers 3 and 4 (and sometimes layer 7) of the OSI model, using stateful inspection or application-layer filtering to block malicious packets. This directly lowers the probability of a successful attack on the high-value asset, which is the essence of mitigation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Implementing firewalls to protect the network perimeter.
Why this is correct
Correct: Firewalls reduce the likelihood of network-based attacks, which is a mitigation technique.
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Conducting regular vulnerability assessments and patching.
Why this is correct
Correct: Vulnerability assessments and patching reduce the likelihood or impact of exploits, which is mitigation.
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Avoiding the risk by discontinuing the vulnerable activity.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Avoidance eliminates the risk entirely, which is distinct from mitigation.
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Accepting the risk because the cost of mitigation exceeds the potential loss.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Acceptance is a separate risk response, not mitigation.
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Purchasing cyber insurance to cover potential losses.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Cyber insurance is a risk transfer strategy, not mitigation.
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