ISC2 CC Security Principles Practice Question
A vulnerability assessment reveals that a legacy system has unpatched software. The organization decides to accept the risk because the system is isolated and has compensating controls. This decision is an example of:
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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Risk acceptance
Risk acceptance is acknowledging the risk and deciding not to mitigate it.
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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Risk avoidance
Why it's wrong here
Avoidance would remove the system.
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Risk acceptance
Why this is correct
The organization accepts the residual risk.
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Risk mitigation
Why it's wrong here
Mitigation would apply patches.
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Risk transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transfer would involve insurance or outsourcing.
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Risk Management and Security Controls
Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
Key term
Risk acceptance
Risk acceptance is a risk management strategy where an organization acknowledges a potential risk but decides to tolerate it without taking active measures to reduce or eliminate it.
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