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CRISC · Question #433

Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a risk register?

The correct answer is B. To provide a centralized view of risk. The primary purpose of a risk register is to offer a centralized and organized repository for all identified risks, their characteristics, and management activities.

Submitted by yuki_2020· Apr 18, 2026Risk Response and Reporting

Question

Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a risk register?

Options

  • ATo assign control ownership of risk
  • BTo provide a centralized view of risk
  • CTo identify opportunities to transfer risk
  • DTo mitigate organizational risk

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (51)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

The primary purpose of a risk register is to offer a centralized and organized repository for all identified risks, their characteristics, and management activities.

ATo assign control ownership of risk

While a risk register may *document* control ownership, its primary purpose is not to *assign* it, but rather to record the assignments alongside other risk details.

BTo provide a centralized view of riskCorrect

A risk register serves as a central document or database that systematically records, tracks, and monitors all identified risks within an organization. This centralized view provides a comprehensive and current overview of the organization's risk landscape, which is essential for informed decision-making, reporting, and demonstrating due diligence in risk management.

CTo identify opportunities to transfer risk

Identifying opportunities to transfer risk is a component of risk treatment, which would be documented in a risk register, but it's not the register's overarching primary purpose.

DTo mitigate organizational risk

A risk register helps *manage* risk by providing information, but it does not directly *mitigate* risk; mitigation is an action performed based on the information contained within the register.

Concept tested: Purpose of a risk register

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-37/rev-2/final

Topics

#Risk Register#Risk Management Tools#Risk Documentation#Centralized Risk View

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