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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Which THREE of the following are acceptable risk…
Which THREE of the following are acceptable risk treatment options according to NIST risk management framework?
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 mitigation
Risk avoidance, mitigation, transfer, and acceptance are standard. Risk identification is a step, not treatment. Risk duplication is not a term.
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 mitigation
Why this is correct
Mitigation reduces risk by applying controls that lower likelihood or impact, and it is one of the NIST SP 800-30 treatment options alongside transfer, avoid and accept. It satisfies the stem's requirement for an acceptable treatment response.
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Risk duplication
Why it's wrong here
NIST SP 800-30 defines risk treatment as accept, avoid, mitigate (reduce) and transfer (share); duplication is not among them, since copying a risk does not alter its likelihood or impact. It is tempting because duplicating controls or systems sounds protective, but redundancy is a mitigation technique, not a treatment category.
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Risk transfer
Why this is correct
Risk transfer shifts financial liability for a specific threat to a third party, such as an insurer, satisfying the NIST risk management framework’s requirement that an organisation must formally document a risk response decision for each identified risk. This mechanism does not reduce the likelihood or impact of the threat itself, but it meets the framework’s constraint that all risks must be assigned a treatment option.
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Risk identification
Why it's wrong here
Identification is the first step of the risk management process, occurring before treatment; NIST SP 800-30 treatment options are accept, avoid, mitigate and transfer. It is tempting because identification is a genuine risk management activity, but it produces the risk register rather than selecting a response to an assessed risk.
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Risk acceptance
Why this is correct
Acceptance means knowingly retaining residual risk when treatment costs exceed benefit, and NIST SP 800-30 lists it among the four treatment options with transfer, avoid and mitigate. It directly satisfies the stem's requirement for an acceptable treatment response.
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Risk Management and Security Controls
Key term
Risk
Risk is the possibility that an event or action will negatively affect an organization's ability to achieve its goals, often measured in terms of likelihood and impact.
Key term
Risk treatment
Risk treatment is the process of selecting and implementing measures to modify risk, which can include avoiding, accepting, mitigating, or transferring the risk.
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