Section: Volume B
Explanation:
When a new regulation for safeguarding information processed by a specific type of transaction is being identified by the IT manager, then the immediate step would be to understand the impact and requirements of this new regulation. This includes assessing how the enterprise will comply with the regulation and to what extent the existing control structure supports the compliance process. After that manager should then assess any existing gaps.
Incorrect Answers:
B, C, D: These choices are appropriate as well as important, but are subsequent steps after understanding and gap assessment.

Section: Volume A
Explanation
Explanation:
Business management is the business individuals with roles relating to managing a program. They are typically accountable for analyzing risks, maintaining risk profile, and risk-aware decisions. Other than this, they are also responsible for managing risks, react to events, etc.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Business process owner is an individual responsible for identifying process requirements, approving process design and managing process performance. He/she is responsible for analyzing risks, maintaining risk profile, and risk-aware decisions but is not accounted for them.
C: CIO is the most senior official of the enterprise who is accountable for IT advocacy; aligning IT and business strategies; and planning, resourcing and managing the delivery of IT services and information and the deployment of associated human resources. CIO has some responsibility analyzing risks, maintaining risk profile, and risk-aware decisions but is not accounted for them.
D: CRO is the individual who oversees all aspects of risk management across the enterprise. He/she is responsible for analyzing risks, maintaining risk profile, and risk-aware decisions but is not accounted for them.

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
If the costs of specific controls or countermeasures (control overhead) exceed the benefits of mitigating a given risk the enterprise may choose to accept the risk rather than incur the cost of mitigation. This is done according to the principle of proportionality described in:
Generally accepted security systems principles (GASSP)

Generally accepted information security principles (GAISP)

Incorrect Answers:
A: When the cost of specific controls exceeds the benefits of mitigating a given risk, then controls are not applied, rather risk is being accepted.
B: As the cost of control exceeds the benefits of mitigating a given risk, hence no control should be applied.
Corrective control is a type of control and hence it should not be adopted.
D: The risk is being exploited when there is an opportunity, i.e., the risk is positive. But here in this case, negative risk exists as it needs mitigation. So, exploitation cannot be done.