ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) Practice Question
After an Authorizing Official accepts a medium residual risk created by an unremediated control weakness, the information system owner must record the accepted risk so it can be tracked, assigned an owner, and periodically reviewed. Which document is most commonly used within organizations to capture this kind of residual risk information for ongoing monitoring?
A risk register provides an organized record of identified risks, including those that remain after controls are applied (residual risks). Each entry normally records the risk's description, likelihood, impact, owner, chosen response strategy, and review dates, enabling continuous oversight. By contrast, the System Security Plan focuses on implemented controls, the Security Assessment Report summarizes assessment findings, and the POA&M lists planned remediation actions; none of these artifacts are meant for the day-to-day tracking of accepted risks that will not be remediated.
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