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CRISC · Question #321

Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's GREATEST concern upon learning of failures in a data migration activity?

The correct answer is B. Integrity of data. Failures during data migration primarily pose a significant threat to the accuracy and completeness of the data.

Submitted by khalil_dz· Apr 18, 2026IT Risk Assessment

Question

Which of the following should be a risk practitioner's GREATEST concern upon learning of failures in a data migration activity?

Options

  • AAvailability of test data
  • BIntegrity of data
  • CCost overruns
  • DSystem performance

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    13% (5)
  • B
    79% (30)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Failures during data migration primarily pose a significant threat to the accuracy and completeness of the data.

AAvailability of test data

Availability of test data is a concern during the testing phase, but not the greatest concern when migration itself fails, as the actual production or migrated data's state is more critical.

BIntegrity of dataCorrect

Data integrity refers to the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data over its entire lifecycle. Failures in data migration directly risk corrupting, losing, or incorrectly transferring data, making integrity the paramount concern for a risk practitioner.

CCost overruns

Cost overruns are a financial consequence, not a direct technical data-related risk from migration failure.

DSystem performance

System performance might be affected post-migration, but the immediate and most critical data-related risk from migration failure is the data's integrity.

Concept tested: Data integrity during migration

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/overview

Topics

#Data Integrity#Data Migration Risk#Risk Impact Assessment#Criticality Analysis

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