ISC2 CC Security Principles Practice Question
An organization is implementing a risk management strategy for a new system. Which THREE actions are examples of risk mitigation?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Patching known vulnerabilities
Risk mitigation involves implementing controls to reduce risk. Installing firewalls, patching vulnerabilities, and training users all reduce risk.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Patching known vulnerabilities
Why this is correct
Patching reduces the risk of exploitation.
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Installing a firewall
Why this is correct
Firewalls reduce the risk of network attacks.
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Purchasing cyber insurance
Why it's wrong here
Cyber insurance is risk transfer.
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Conducting security awareness training
Why this is correct
Training reduces human error risk.
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Discontinuing a business process
Why it's wrong here
Discontinuing is risk avoidance.
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Risk Management and Security Controls
Key term
Risk mitigation
Risk mitigation is the process of reducing the likelihood or impact of a potential security threat to an acceptable level through specific controls and actions.
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.
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