The risk found after a control has been fully implemented is called:

The correct answer is A. Residual Risk. Residual risk is the risk that remains after controls have been applied - it's what's "left over" after your safeguards do their work. Controls reduce risk but rarely eliminate it entirely, so residual risk represents the accepted remainder that an organization lives with. B…

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AResidual Risk
BTotal Risk
CPost implementation risk
DTransferred risk

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(24 responses)

A
79% (19)
B
4% (1)
C
13% (3)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Residual risk is the risk that remains after controls have been applied - it's what's "left over" after your safeguards do their work. Controls reduce risk but rarely eliminate it entirely, so residual risk represents the accepted remainder that an organization lives with.

B (Total Risk) is wrong because total risk is the full exposure before any controls are applied (the raw, unmitigated risk).
C (Post implementation risk) is not a standard risk management term and describes no recognized concept in frameworks like CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001.
D (Transferred risk) is wrong because transferred risk refers to shifting risk to a third party (e.g., via insurance or outsourcing), not what remains after a control is in place.

Memory tip: Think of "residual" like a residue - the stuff left behind after you've scrubbed (controlled) the surface. Total Risk → Controls applied → Residual Risk is the leftover.

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