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CRISC · Question #41

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 NEXT?

The correct answer is A. Identify new threats resorting from the new business strategy. When an organization adopts an aggressive business strategy, the immediate next step in risk management is to identify the new threats introduced by this strategy.

Submitted by zhang_li· Apr 18, 2026IT Risk Assessment

Question

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 NEXT?

Options

  • AIdentify new threats resorting from the new business strategy
  • BUpdate risk awareness training to reflect current levels of risk appetite and tolerance
  • CInform the board of potential risk scenarios associated with aggressive business strategies
  • DIncrease the scale for measuring impact due to threat materialization

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    81% (29)
  • B
    11% (4)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

When an organization adopts an aggressive business strategy, the immediate next step in risk management is to identify the new threats introduced by this strategy.

AIdentify new threats resorting from the new business strategyCorrect

An aggressive business strategy inherently introduces changes in operations, processes, or technologies, which can lead to new vulnerabilities and exposures. Identifying these new threats is the crucial first step in the risk management process to understand the expanded risk landscape before any further action can be taken.

BUpdate risk awareness training to reflect current levels of risk appetite and tolerance

Updating risk awareness training is a subsequent step after new risks have been identified and the risk appetite/tolerance has been re-evaluated, not the immediate next action.

CInform the board of potential risk scenarios associated with aggressive business strategies

Informing the board is an important communication step, but it typically occurs after new risks have been initially identified and assessed, providing concrete scenarios rather than just a general warning.

DIncrease the scale for measuring impact due to threat materialization

Increasing the scale for measuring impact might be necessary eventually, but it's a modification to the risk assessment framework, not the immediate action to address new risks from a new strategy.

Concept tested: Risk identification process after strategic change

Source: https://www.iso.org/standard/65005.html

Topics

#Risk Identification#Business Strategy Alignment#Risk Assessment Process#Threat Management

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