A deviation from an organization-wide security policy requires which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
A deviation from an organization-wide security policy requires you to manage the
risk. If you deviate from the security policy then you are required to accept the risks that might
occur.
In some cases, it may be prudent for an organization to simply accept the risk that is presented in
certain scenarios. Risk acceptance is the practice of accepting certain risk(s), typically based on a
business decision that may also weigh the cost versus the benefit of dealing with the risk in
another way.
The OIG defines Risk Management as: This term characterizes the overall process.
The first phase of risk assessment includes identifying risks, risk-reducing measures, and the
budgetary impact of implementing decisions related to the acceptance, avoidance, or transfer of
risk.
The second phase of risk management includes the process of assigning priority to, budgeting,
implementing, and maintaining appropriate risk-reducing measures.
Risk management is a continuous process of ever-increasing complexity. It is how we evaluate the
impact of exposures and respond to them. Risk management minimizes loss to information assets
due to undesirable events through identification, measurement, and control. It encompasses the
overall security review, risk analysis, selection and evaluation of safeguards, cost-benefit analysis,
management decision, and safeguard identification and implementation, along with ongoing
effectiveness review.
Risk management provides a mechanism to the organization to ensure that executive
management knows current risks, and informed decisions can be made to use one of the risk
management principles: risk avoidance, risk transfer, risk mitigation, or risk acceptance.
The 4 ways of dealing with risks are: Avoidance, Transfer, Mitigation, Acceptance
The following answers are incorrect:
Risk assignment. Is incorrect because it is a distractor, assignment is not one of the ways to
manage risk.
Risk reduction. Is incorrect because there was a deviation of the security policy. You could have
some additional exposure by the fact that you deviated from the policy.
Risk containment. Is incorrect because it is a distractor, containment is not one of the ways to
manage risk.
Reference(s) used for this question
Hernandez CISSP, Steven (2012-12-21). Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Third Edition
((ISC)2 Press) (Kindle Locations 8882-8886). Auerbach Publications. Kindle Edition.
and
Hernandez CISSP, Steven (2012-12-21). Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Third Edition
((ISC)2 Press) (Kindle Locations 10206-10208). Auerbach Publications. Kindle Edition.