ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) Practice Question
For a federal cloud-hosted financial system, after controls implementation the assessment reveals two moderate and one high residual risks. The system owner insists on going live next week. To secure stakeholder concurrence with the proposed risk acceptance, what should the CGRC professional do next?
Update the contract to transfer the high risk to the cloud service provider and skip internal authorization.
Lower the high residual risk to moderate in the SSP so it falls within organizational tolerance and proceed.
Draft a formal risk-acceptance memorandum and obtain signatures from the authorizing official and business owner, then add it to the authorization package.
List the residual risks on the POA&M and move the system to production without further approvals.
Risk acceptance must be formally approved by those who have the authority to bear that risk. Under the NIST RMF, the authorizing official documents an Authorization Decision in which the residual risk is either accepted, mitigated, or the system is denied operation. A written risk-acceptance memorandum or Authorization Decision signed by the authorizing official (and usually acknowledged by the system/business owner) satisfies the requirement for stakeholder concurrence. Simply adding items to a POA&M, re-classifying risk levels, or transferring risk without formal agreements does not constitute documented concurrence and would violate RMF process expectations.
Ask Bash
Bash is our AI bot, trained to help you pass your exam. AI Generated Content may display inaccurate information, always double-check anything important.
What is NIST RMF and how does it relate to risk management?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is residual risk and why must it be documented?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
Who is the authorizing official in the RMF process, and what is their role?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is a residual risk in the NIST RMF process?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
Who is the authorizing official in the NIST RMF framework?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is the purpose of a risk-acceptance memorandum in the NIST RMF?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
System Compliance
Your Score:
Report Issue
Bash, the Crucial Exams Chat Bot
AI Bot
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Pass with Confidence.
IT & Cybersecurity Package
You have hit the limits of our free tier, become a Premium Member today for unlimited access.
Military, Healthcare worker, Gov. employee or Teacher? See if you qualify for a Community Discount.
Monthly
$19.99
$19.99/mo
Billed monthly, Cancel any time.
3 Month Pass
$44.99
$14.99/mo
One time purchase of $44.99, Does not auto-renew.
MOST POPULAR
Annual Pass
$119.99
$9.99/mo
One time purchase of $119.99, Does not auto-renew.
BEST DEAL
Lifetime Pass
$189.99
One time purchase, Good for life.
What You Get
All IT & Cybersecurity Package plans include the following perks and exams .