CRISC Exam Questions
640 real CRISC exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 13.
- Question #1IT Risk Assessment
Of the following, who is BEST suited to assist a risk practitioner in developing a relevant set of risk scenarios?
Risk scenariosStakeholder managementRisk identificationAsset ownership - Question #2IT Risk Assessment
An organization has made a decision to purchase a new IT system. During when phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) will identified risk MOST likely lead to architecture...
SDLC PhasesRisk IntegrationSystem ArchitectureDesign Trade-offs - Question #3Risk Response and Reporting
Recovery the objectives (RTOs) should be based on
RTORecovery Time ObjectiveBusiness Continuity PlanningDowntime Tolerance - Question #4Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following issues found during the review of a newly created disaster recovery plan (DRP) should be of MOST concern?
Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)Business ContinuityCriticality AnalysisRisk Response Effectiveness - Question #5Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following is MOST helpful in defining an early-warning threshold associated with insufficient network bandwidth''
Network MonitoringPerformance MetricsEarly Warning ThresholdsRisk Monitoring - Question #6Governance
An organization maintains independent departmental risk registers that are not automatically aggregated. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern?
Risk AggregationEnterprise Risk ManagementRisk ReportingManagement Oversight - Question #7IT Risk Assessment
it was determined that replication of a critical database used by two business units failed. Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern1?
Database replicationData integrityRisk impactCritical systems - Question #8Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following contributes MOST to the effective implementation of risk responses?
Risk response implementationRisk understandingEffectivenessRisk management principles - Question #9IT Risk Assessment
As pan of business continuity planning, which of the following is MOST important to include m a business impact analysis (BlA)?
Business Impact AnalysisBusiness Continuity PlanningThreat AssessmentRisk Assessment - Question #10Governance
Which of the following would BEST mitigate an identified risk scenario?
Risk ToleranceRisk MitigationRisk GovernanceStrategic Risk Management - Question #11Risk Response and Reporting
An organization has decided to commit to a business activity with the knowledge that the risk exposure is higher than the risk appetite. Which of the following is the risk practiti...
Risk acceptanceRisk appetiteRisk documentationRisk practitioner responsibilities - Question #12Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following would BEST mitigate the ongoing risk associated with operating system (OS) vulnerabilities?
OS vulnerability managementRisk mitigation strategiesPatching and upgradesOngoing risk management - Question #13IT Risk Assessment
Which of the following would BEST enable a risk-based decision when considering the use of an emerging technology for data processing?
Risk-based decision makingEmerging technology riskGap analysisRisk assessment tools - Question #14Risk Response and Reporting
An organization has an approved bring your own device (BYOD) policy. Which of the following would BEST mitigate the security risk associated with the inappropriate use of enterpris...
BYOD securityMobile Device Management (MDM)Risk mitigationApplication security - Question #15Risk Response and Reporting
Which key performance efficiency IKPI) BEST measures the effectiveness of an organization's disaster recovery program?
Disaster RecoveryKey Performance Indicators (KPI)Recovery Time Objective (RTO)Program Effectiveness - Question #16Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following will BEST help to ensure the continued effectiveness of the IT risk management function within an organization experiencing high employee turnover?
IT Risk Management EffectivenessOperational ContinuityRisk MonitoringHigh Employee Turnover Mitigation - Question #17Governance
An organization has decided to use an external auditor to review the control environment of an outsourced service provider. The BEST control criteria to evaluate the provider would...
Outsourced services riskControl evaluation criteriaVendor risk managementOrganizational accountability - Question #18Risk Response and Reporting
A company has recently acquired a customer relationship management (CRM) application from a certified software vendor. Which of the following will BE ST help lo prevent technical v...
Risk TransferThird-Party Risk ManagementContractual Risk ManagementVendor Management - Question #19Governance
Which of the following is MOST important information to review when developing plans for using emerging technologies?
Strategic alignmentEmerging technology planningOrganizational strategyIT governance - Question #20Risk Response and Reporting
What is the PRIMARY reason an organization should include background checks on roles with elevated access to production as part of its hiring process?
Background ChecksPersonnel RiskRisk MitigationInsider Threat - Question #21Governance
Before assigning sensitivity levels to information it is MOST important to:
Information ClassificationSecurity PolicyRisk GovernanceInformation Sensitivity - Question #22IT Risk Assessment
An organization has used generic risk scenarios to populate its risk register. Which of the following presents the GREATEST challenge to assigning of the associated risk entries?
Risk RegisterRisk ScenariosRisk IdentificationRisk Applicability - Question #23Risk Response and Reporting
When of the following standard operating procedure (SOP) statements BEST illustrates appropriate risk register maintenance?
Risk Register MaintenanceRisk Management LifecycleRisk MonitoringRisk Environment - Question #24Governance
Which of the blowing is MOST important when implementing an organization s security policy?
Security PolicyManagement SupportPolicy ImplementationOrganizational Governance - Question #25Risk Response and Reporting
A cote data center went offline abruptly for several hours affecting many transactions across multiple locations. Which of the to" owing would provide the MOST useful information t...
Incident responsePost-incident analysisMitigating controlsForensic investigation - Question #26Governance
A risk practitioner observed Vial a high number of pokey exceptions were approved by senior management. Which of the following is the risk practitioner's BEST course of action to d...
Risk exception managementRoot cause analysisControl owner responsibilitiesManagement approval processes - Question #27Risk Response and Reporting
The BEST way to mitigate the high cost of retrieving electronic evidence associated with potential litigation is to implement policies and procedures for.
data classificatione-discovery costslitigation risk mitigationinformation governance - Question #28Risk Response and Reporting
An organization has completed a risk assessment of one of its service providers. Who should be accountable for ensuring that risk responses are implemented?
Risk response implementationAccountabilityIT risk practitionerThird-party risk management - Question #29Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following would MOST likely require a risk practitioner to update the risk register?
Risk RegisterRisk ResponseControl ImplementationRisk Monitoring - Question #30IT Risk Assessment
An IT risk threat analysis is BEST used to establish
IT risk assessmentThreat analysisRisk scenariosRisk identification - Question #31Governance
Which of the following is a risk practitioner's MOST important responsibility in managing risk acceptance that exceeds risk tolerance?
Risk acceptanceRisk toleranceSenior management authorizationRisk governance - Question #32Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following would provide the BEST evidence of an effective internal control environment/?
Internal control environmentControl effectivenessIndependent auditControl monitoring - Question #33Risk Response and Reporting
An organization is concerned that its employees may be unintentionally disclosing data through the use of social media sites. Which of the following will MOST effectively mitigate...
User Awareness TrainingSocial Media RiskUnintentional Data DisclosureRisk Mitigation - Question #34IT Risk Assessment
Who should be responsible (of evaluating the residual risk after a compensating control has been
Risk Management RolesResidual Risk EvaluationCompensating ControlsRisk Assessment - Question #35IT Risk Assessment
A global company s business continuity plan (BCP) requires the transfer of its customer information....event of a disaster. Which of the following should be the MOST important risk...
Business Continuity PlanningCloud SecurityData ProtectionThird-Party Risk - Question #36Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following is the BEST approach to mitigate the risk associated with a control deficiency?
Control Self-Assessment (CSA)Risk MitigationControl DeficiencyRisk Monitoring - Question #37Governance
Which of the following is PRIMARILY a risk management responsibly of the first line of defense?
Risk ManagementThree Lines of DefenseFirst Line of DefenseGovernance - Question #38IT Risk Assessment
Which of the following would be the GREATEST concern for an IT risk practitioner when an employees.....
Access ControlOffboarding ProceduresIT Security RiskVulnerability Management - Question #39Risk Response and Reporting
Which of the following is the BEST indication that key risk indicators (KRls) should be revised?
Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)Risk MonitoringRisk ThresholdsRisk Reporting - Question #40IT Risk Assessment
In order to determining a risk is under-controlled the risk practitioner will need to
Risk toleranceRisk controlResidual riskRisk evaluation - Question #41IT Risk Assessment
An organization is considering the adoption of an aggressive business strategy to achieve desired growth From a risk management perspective what should the risk practitioner do NEX...
Risk IdentificationBusiness Strategy AlignmentRisk Assessment ProcessThreat Management - Question #42Information Technology and Security
Which of the following practices would be MOST effective in protecting personality identifiable information (Ptl) from unauthorized access m a cloud environment?
PII ProtectionCloud SecurityEncryptionAccess Controls - Question #43Governance
Which of the following is MOST important to the effectiveness of key performance indicators (KPIs)?
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Risk MonitoringGovernanceManagement Oversight - Question #44Governance
Which of the following is the MOST comprehensive resource for prioritizing the implementation of information systems controls?
Control prioritizationIT strategic planningInformation security governanceResource allocation - Question #45Governance
Which of the following will BEST help to ensure implementation of corrective action plans?
AccountabilityCorrective ActionsRisk OwnershipImplementation Assurance - Question #46Governance
Which of the following would BEST facilitate the implementation of data classification requirements?
Data ClassificationData OwnerRoles and ResponsibilitiesInformation Governance - Question #47Governance
Which of the following is MOST important for mitigating ethical risk when establishing accountability for control ownership?
Ethical Risk ManagementAccountabilityRisk CultureLeadership Communication - Question #48Governance
Which of the following management action will MOST likely change the likelihood rating of a risk scenario related to remote network access?
Risk LikelihoodManagement ActionsOrganizational PolicyRisk Governance - Question #49Risk Response and Reporting
After the implementation of internal of Things (IoT) devices, new risk scenarios were identified. What is the PRIMARY reason to report this information to risk owners?
Risk reportingRisk profile updateRisk ownershipNew risk identification - Question #50Governance
An organization control environment is MOST effective when:
Control EffectivenessControl EnvironmentInternal ControlsControl Performance