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Which of the following provides the BEST evidence of an IT risk-aware culture across an enterprise?

The correct answer is A. Business staff report identified IT risks. The strongest evidence of an IT risk-aware culture across an enterprise is when business staff actively identify and report identified IT risks.

Submitted by deeparc· Apr 18, 2026Risk Optimization

Question

Which of the following provides the BEST evidence of an IT risk-aware culture across an enterprise?

Options

  • ABusiness staff report identified IT risks.
  • BIT risks are communicated to the business.
  • CIT risk-related policies are published.
  • DThe IT infrastructure is resilient.

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    83% (38)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The strongest evidence of an IT risk-aware culture across an enterprise is when business staff actively identify and report identified IT risks.

ABusiness staff report identified IT risks.Correct

When business staff proactively identify and report IT risks, it demonstrates that risk awareness has permeated beyond the IT department and is embedded into the daily operations and responsibilities of the wider organization. This indicates a mature, enterprise-wide risk-aware culture where risk management is a shared responsibility.

BIT risks are communicated to the business.

Communicating IT risks to the business is a necessary step, but it doesn't inherently prove that the business itself has adopted a proactive, risk-aware mindset to identify new risks independently.

CIT risk-related policies are published.

Publishing IT risk-related policies provides a framework and guidelines, but policies alone do not guarantee their active understanding and application in fostering a proactive risk-aware culture.

DThe IT infrastructure is resilient.

A resilient IT infrastructure is a positive outcome of effective risk management, but it is a technical state rather than direct evidence of the human element of a risk-aware culture across the enterprise.

Concept tested: Enterprise risk culture

Source: https://www.iso.org/standard/65008.html

Topics

#Risk-aware culture#Enterprise risk management#Business involvement in risk#Risk reporting

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