Question 110
An executive chooses not to correct a residual deficiency because treatment costs are disproportionate. What should the decision-maker choose?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A time-limited exception documents delegated risk acceptance and compensating oversight. By contrast, Independent retest is relevant when management says a serious defect is fixed but the audit unit has not validated it, not as a substitute for Formal risk exception in this case.
Incorrect Answers
A retest collects fresh evidence that correction operates as intended before closure; that is relevant if management says a serious defect is fixed but the audit unit has not validated it, but it does not directly resolve the need arising when an executive chooses not to correct a residual deficiency because treatment costs are disproportionate.
A corrective plan specifies actions, accountable individuals, milestones, and evidence of completion; deploying it would matter if an audit found gaps but there are no owners, deliverables, or due dates, but the deciding issue here is that an executive chooses not to correct a residual deficiency because treatment costs are disproportionate.
An assessment verifies equivalent risk reduction and documents residual exposure and limits; the condition under which it applies is that a required technical control cannot yet be deployed but another safeguard is claimed to offset its risk, unlike the condition in the question, where an executive chooses not to correct a residual deficiency because treatment costs are disproportionate.