CRISC · Question #347
Which of the following will BEST help to improve an organization's risk culture?
The correct answer is B. Establishing a risk awareness program. Establishing a robust risk awareness program is the best way to improve an organization's risk culture by educating employees and fostering a shared understanding of risk.
Question
Which of the following will BEST help to improve an organization's risk culture?
Options
- AMaintaining a documented risk register
- BEstablishing a risk awareness program
- CRewarding employees for reporting security incidents
- DAllocating resources for risk remediation
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A16% (6)
- B73% (27)
- C5% (2)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
Establishing a robust risk awareness program is the best way to improve an organization's risk culture by educating employees and fostering a shared understanding of risk.
Maintaining a risk register is a tool for risk management, but it doesn't directly influence the organization's broader risk culture without communication and engagement.
A risk awareness program actively educates employees about various types of risks, their potential impact, and their individual roles and responsibilities in managing these risks. By fostering a collective understanding and proactive mindset towards risk across all levels, such a program directly contributes to shaping and improving the overall risk culture of an organization.
Rewarding employees for reporting incidents is good for incident response but is a reactive measure and only one aspect of a comprehensive risk culture.
Allocating resources for risk remediation is an operational step in risk management, which helps reduce specific risks but doesn't inherently build a proactive risk culture.
Concept tested: Risk culture improvement
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