Updating the risk register to include outcomes from a risk assessment is the greatest benefit because it enables the organization to prioritize and respond to the most significant risks in a timely manner. The risk register is a tool that records and tracks the current status of risks, their likelihood, impact, and response strategies. By updating the risk register with the results of a risk assessment, the organization can ensure that the risk information is accurate, relevant, and actionable. Maintaining evidence of compliance with risk policy, validating the organization's risk appetite, and helping to mitigate internal and external risk factors are all possible benefits of updating the risk register, but they are not the greatest benefit, as they do not directly support risk-based decision making. References = Risk and Information Systems Control Study Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.2.1, page 83

Key risk indicators are designed to provide early warnings about increasing risk exposure, enabling timely risk mitigation efforts. This supports proactive risk management, as outlined in the Risk Monitoring and Reporting domain of CRISC.

The correct answer isCbecausesuccession planningis the most effective way to minimize the impact of losing key employees. The main objective is not only to document roles, but to ensure continuity of critical knowledge, responsibilities, and decision-making capability when essential personnel leave the organization.
Succession planning prepares the enterprise in advance by identifying backups, developing internal talent, and reducing dependency on specific individuals.
The other options are less effective:
* A. Maintain and publish a RACI charthelps clarify responsibilities, but it does not ensure a replacement is ready for key personnel loss.
* B. Promote incentive programsmay help retention, but it does not directly minimize the impact if employees do leave.
* D. Develop a robust onboarding programhelps new employees become productive, but it is reactive and does not specifically address continuity for loss of key staff.
Exact Extracts supporting the answer:
* "Clear detailed roles and responsibilities are MOST critical to ensure the three lines of defense work together effectively."
* "The management team owns the risk and is responsible for identifying assessing and mitigating risk and reporting to the appropriate support functions and the board of directors."
* "The primary goal of an enterprise's IT risk management process is to protect the enterprise and its ability to perform its mission."
* "The main outcome of a business impact analysis (BIA) is the criticality of business processes." These extracts support the principle that the organization must preserve continuity of critical responsibilities and business processes. Succession planning best achieves that objective and therefore is the most effective way to minimize the impact associated with the loss of key employees.

The very first action in vulnerability management is confirmingwhether the affected technology exists in the organization's environment.
CRISC notes:
"Before prioritizing or mitigating, it is critical to determine whether the enterprise uses the affected asset or service." If the organization isnot usingthe affected technology, no further response is required.
After that, severity and mitigating controls are reviewed.
Hence,Cis correct.
CRISC Reference:Domain 2 - IT Risk Assessment, Topic: Vulnerability and Asset Validation.

According to the Data Roles and Responsibilities article, the business owner is the person who has authority over the business process that is supported by the data. The business owner is responsible for defining the access roles to protect the sensitive data within the application, as well as approving the access requests and ensuring the compliance with the data policies and standards. The business owner may delegate this responsibility to a data steward, who is a person who acts on behalf of the business owner to manage the data quality, security, and usage. Therefore, the answer is D. Business owner. References = Data Roles and Responsibilities