What is meant by the term 'Corrective Action'? Select one

The correct answer is B. Action is taken to eliminate the cause(s) of a nonconformity or an incident. Corrective action is a process of identifying and eliminating the root causes of nonconformities or incidents that have occurred or could potentially occur, in order to prevent their recurrence or occurrence. Corrective action is part of the improvement requirement of ISO 27001 a

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AAction is taken to prevent a nonconformity or an incident from occurring
BAction is taken to eliminate the cause(s) of a nonconformity or an incident
CAction is taken by management to respond to a nonconformity
DAction is taken to fix a nonconformity or an incident

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A
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B
88% (30)
C
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D
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Explanation

Corrective action is a process of identifying and eliminating the root causes of nonconformities or incidents that have occurred or could potentially occur, in order to prevent their recurrence or occurrence. Corrective action is part of the improvement requirement of ISO 27001 and follows a standard workflow of identification, evaluation, implementation, review and documentation of corrections and corrective actions.

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