When dealing with risk, the information security practitioner may choose to:
When dealing with risk, the information security practitioner may choose to:
When dealing with risk, an information security practitioner may choose to transfer the risk. Transferring risk involves shifting the responsibility or potential impact of the risk to another party, such as through insurance or outsourcing. This is a common risk management strategy.
It is actually acknowledgment. Transfer risk is not a decision for the security practicioner, but for the data/business owner.
In Risk Management, there is nothing like acknowledgement of risk. So, the answer here should be transfer
So what is the final answer? I need to know this for my upcoming exam on Monday, 21 June 2021.
The correct answer is to acknowledge, in which the security practitioner confirms that he understands the risk, the next course of action is to mitigate, transfer or accept the risk.
Transfer: This is one of the common risk management strategies where the risk is transferred to another party. This can be done through mechanisms like insurance or outsourcing certain services to third-party providers who assume the associated risks.