According to the Section 4: Quiz 40 - Business Continuity Plan Flashcards, the best indication of the effectiveness of a business continuity program is the successful performance of business continuity tests and the resolution of any issues that arise. Business continuity tests are exercises that simulate various scenarios of disruption or disaster and evaluate the organization's ability to recover and resume its critical functions.
Business continuity tests can help to validate the assumptions, objectives, and strategies of the business continuity program, as well as to identify and address any gaps, weaknesses, or errors in the business continuity and disaster recovery plans. By performing business continuity tests regularly and effectively, the organization can ensure that its business continuity program is aligned with its needs and expectations, and that it can cope with any potential crisis. References = Section 4: Quiz 40 - Business Continuity Plan Flashcards

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Mitigation attempts to reduce the impact of a risk event in case it occurs. Making plans to arrange for the leased equipment reduces the consequences of the risk and hence this response in mitigation.
B: Risk transfer means that impact of risk is reduced by transferring or otherwise sharing a portion of the risk with an external organization or another internal entity. Transfer of risk can occur in many forms but is most effective when dealing with financial risks. Insurance is one form of risk transfer.
Here there no such action is taken, hence it is not a risk transfer.
Incorrect Answers:
A: Risk avoidance means to evade risk altogether, eliminate the cause of the risk event, or change the project plan to protect the project objectives from the risk event. Risk avoidance is applied when the level of risk, even after the applying controls, would be greater than the risk tolerance level of the enterprise.
Hence this risk response is adopted when:
There is no other cost-effective response that can successfully reduce the likelihood and magnitude

below the defined thresholds for risk appetite.
The risk cannot be shared or transferred.

The risk is deemed unacceptable by management.

C: Risk acceptance means that no action is taken relative to a particular risk; loss is accepted if it occurs. If an enterprise adopts a risk acceptance, it should carefully consider who can accept the risk. Risk should be accepted only by senior management in relationship with senior management and the board. There are two alternatives to the acceptance strategy, passive and active.
Passive acceptance means that enterprise has made no plan to avoid or mitigate the risk but willing to

accept the consequences of the risk.
Active acceptance is the second strategy and might include developing contingency plans and reserves

to deal with risks.

Ensuring segregation of duties are implemented within key systems or processes is the best strategy employed by risk management to prevent internal fraud, because it reduces the opportunity for a single person to manipulate or misuse the system or process for fraudulent purposes. Segregation of duties is a control that assigns different roles and responsibilities to different individuals, such that no one person can perform all the steps of a transaction or process. Requiring control owners to conduct an annual control certification, conducting regular internal and external audits on the systems supporting financial reporting, and requiring the information security officer to review unresolved incidents are all useful strategies to detect or deter internal fraud, but they are not the best strategy to prevent it, as they do not directly address the root cause of fraud.
References = Risk and Information Systems Control Study Manual, Chapter 5, Section 5.3.1, page 197

IT capacity is the ability of an IT system or network to handle the current and future workload and performance demands. IT capacity can be affected by various factors, such as the number and type of users, applications, devices, data, transactions, etc. IT capacity management is the process of planning, monitoring, and optimizing the IT resources to ensure that they meet the business needs and objectives. IT capacity management can help prevent issues such as system slowdowns, outages, errors, or failures, and improve the efficiency, reliability, and security of the IT system or network. One of the IT key risk indicators (KRIs) that provides management with the best feedback on IT capacity is the trends in IT resource usage. IT resource usage is the measure of how much of the IT resources, such as CPU, memory, disk, bandwidth, etc., are being consumed by the IT system or network. Trends in IT resource usage can help monitor and analyze the changes in the IT capacity over time, and identify the patterns, peaks, and bottlenecks in the IT resource consumption.
Trends in IT resource usage can also help forecast the future IT capacity requirements, and plan for the appropriate IT resource allocation, optimization, or expansion. Trends in IT resource usage can provide management with valuable information on the current and potential IT capacity risks, and support the decision making and risk response for IT capacity management. References = Integrating KRIs and KPIs for Effective Technology Risk Management, p. 3-4.

Section: Volume D
Explanation:
Following are the phases that are involved in Information system monitoring and maintenance:
* Prioritize risk: The first phase involves the prioritization of risk which in turn involves following task:
- Analyze and prioritize risks to organizational objectives.
- Identify the necessary application components and flow of information through the system.
- Examine and understand the functionality of the application by reviewing the application system documentation and interviewing appropriate personnel.
* Identify controls: After prioritizing risk now the controls are identified, and this involves following tasks:
- Key controls are identified across the internal control system that addresses the prioritized risk.
- Applications control strength is identified.
- Impact of the control weaknesses is being evaluated.
- Testing strategy is developed by analyzing the accumulated information.
* Identify information: Now the IS control information should be identified:
- Identify information that will persuasively indicate the operating effectiveness of the internal control system.
- Observe and test user performing procedures.
* Implement monitoring: Develop and implement cost-effective procedures to evaluate the persuasive information.
* Report results: After implementing monitoring process the results are being reported to relevant stakeholders.
Incorrect Answers:
A, C, D: These all phases occur in IS monitoring and maintenance process after prioritizing risks.