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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.

Submitted by rohit_dlh· Apr 18, 2026Information Security Risk Management

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)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    83% (38)
  • D
    2% (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.

APeriodically change risk awareness messages.

While varying awareness messages can maintain engagement, simply changing messages doesn't inherently build a culture of active risk reporting or ownership among staff.

BEnsure that threats are documented and communicated in a timely manner.

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.

CEstablish a channel for staff to report risks.Correct

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.

DPeriodically test compliance with security controls.

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

Topics

#Risk culture#Risk awareness#Risk reporting#Employee engagement

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