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CRISC · Question #265

Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's NEXT step after learning of an incident that has affected a competitor?

The correct answer is D. Develop risk scenarios. When a competitor experiences an incident, the risk practitioner's next step should be to develop new or refine existing risk scenarios to assess if the organization faces similar threats or vulnerabilities.

Submitted by chen.hong· Apr 18, 2026IT Risk Assessment

Question

Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's NEXT step after learning of an incident that has affected a competitor?

Options

  • AActivate the incident response plan.
  • BImplement compensating controls.
  • CUpdate the risk register.
  • DDevelop risk scenarios.

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    13% (4)
  • D
    81% (26)

Why each option

When a competitor experiences an incident, the risk practitioner's next step should be to develop new or refine existing risk scenarios to assess if the organization faces similar threats or vulnerabilities.

AActivate the incident response plan.

Activating the incident response plan is premature, as the incident affected a competitor, not the organization directly.

BImplement compensating controls.

Implementing compensating controls is a response to identified and assessed risks, not the immediate action upon learning of a competitor's incident.

CUpdate the risk register.

While the risk register may be updated eventually with the *results* of the analysis, the immediate action is to analyze the new information by developing relevant risk scenarios, which then inform any updates.

DDevelop risk scenarios.Correct

A competitor's incident provides valuable real-world context; developing new risk scenarios or modifying existing ones allows the organization to analyze potential impacts and likelihoods from a similar event, ensuring proactive identification of risks relevant to its own environment.

Concept tested: Proactive risk identification and scenario planning

Topics

#Risk scenario development#Risk assessment process#External threat intelligence#Proactive risk management

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