ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) Practice Question
An initial assessment report identifies a critical vulnerability in a vendor-supplied data-integration appliance. Replacing the appliance is not feasible this quarter, so you propose tightening firewall rules and deploying a host-based IPS until a patch is released. Which risk-response category best describes this approach?
Accept the risk and take no further action until the vendor releases a patch.
Transfer the risk by purchasing or expanding a cyber-insurance policy.
Mitigate the risk by reducing its likelihood or impact through additional controls.
Avoid the risk by discontinuing use of the vulnerable appliance immediately.
Strengthening existing safeguards to lower the likelihood or impact of a vulnerability is an example of risk mitigation. You are not eliminating the appliance altogether (avoidance), living with the unaltered risk (acceptance), or shifting liability to another party (transfer/share). Instead, you are adding compensating controls to reduce the risk level until the vendor patch is available, which aligns with a mitigation strategy.
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