CRISC Risk Response and Mitigation Practice Question
An organization assesses a risk of intellectual property theft through email exfiltration. They decide to enforce DLP controls, purchase a cyber liability policy, and officially accept the residual risk after controls. Which THREE risk response options are demonstrated?
⚠ Common exam trap
ISACA CRISC exams often test the distinction between 'mitigate' and 'reduce' as synonyms, but the CRISC framework uses 'mitigate' as the official term, so candidates may incorrectly select 'reduce' as a separate valid option when it is actually a distractor.
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
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Mitigate
Enforcing DLP controls directly reduces the likelihood of intellectual property theft by monitoring and blocking unauthorized email exfiltration, which is a classic risk mitigation (reduce) action. Purchasing a cyber liability policy transfers the financial impact of a breach to an insurer, demonstrating risk transfer. Formally accepting the residual risk after controls acknowledges that some risk remains, which is risk acceptance.
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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Avoid
Why it's wrong here
They did not avoid the process.
- ✗
Reduce
Why it's wrong here
Reduce is not a standard ISACA term.
- ✓
Mitigate
Why this is correct
DLP controls mitigate the risk.
- ✓
Accept
Why this is correct
They accept the residual risk.
- ✓
Transfer
Why this is correct
Insurance is a transfer mechanism.
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