CISM · Question #247
Which of the following is the BEST way to build a risk-aware culture?
The correct answer is C. Establish a channel for staff to report risks. Establishing an accessible channel for staff to report risks is the best way to foster a risk-aware culture by empowering active employee participation.
Question
Which of the following is the BEST way to build a risk-aware culture?
Options
- APeriodically change risk awareness messages.
- BEnsure that threats are documented and communicated in a timely manner.
- CEstablish a channel for staff to report risks.
- DPeriodically test compliance with security controls.
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A4% (2)
- B11% (5)
- C83% (38)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Establishing an accessible channel for staff to report risks is the best way to foster a risk-aware culture by empowering active employee participation.
While varying awareness messages can maintain engagement, simply changing messages doesn't inherently build a culture of active risk reporting or ownership among staff.
Documenting and communicating threats is a top-down risk management activity, but it doesn't primarily foster a culture where all staff feel responsible for identifying and reporting new risks.
Establishing a clear and accessible channel for staff to report risks directly empowers employees to actively participate in the organization's risk management process. This fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility, encouraging a proactive culture where individuals feel comfortable identifying and escalating potential risks, thus embedding risk awareness into daily operations.
Periodically testing compliance helps ensure adherence to existing controls, but it is a reactive measure and does not proactively build a culture where employees identify and report new or unaddressed risks.
Concept tested: Building a risk-aware organizational culture
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-39/final
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