CGRC System Compliance Practice Question
Which THREE types of information should be included in a risk acceptance memo?
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
✓
Description of the identified risk
Risk acceptance must document the specific risk, the impact, and the duration or justification for accepting 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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The name of the software vendor
Why it's wrong here
Vendor name is insufficient for risk acceptance.
- ✗
The technical specifications of the server
Why it's wrong here
Not relevant to the risk decision.
- ✓
Description of the identified risk
Why this is correct
Must define what is being accepted.
- ✓
The impact on the organizational mission
Why this is correct
AO must understand the context.
- ✓
Justification for accepting the risk
Why this is correct
Explains why remediation is not occurring.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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