Exam Cybersecurity-Architecture-and-Engineering Topic 1 Question 86 Discussion

Actual exam question for WGU's Cybersecurity-Architecture-and-Engineering exam
Question #: 86
Topic #: 1
The cybersecurity analyst at a hardware company conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify potential security risks to the organization and discovered multiple vulnerabilities on the company's webpage. The analyst then provided the results to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), who then decided to decommission the website and create a new page with increased security controls.

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Risk avoidanceinvolves eliminating the source of risk altogether. In this case, the organization chose todecommission the vulnerable systeminstead of patching or compensating - a clear example of avoiding risk.
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 (Risk Assessment Guide):
"Risk avoidance involves not performing the action that gives rise to the risk or eliminating the risk cause or consequence." This strategy is ideal when the cost or complexity of mitigation is too high or when risk to the business is unacceptable.
#WGU Course Alignment:
Domain:Security Models and Design
Topic:Understand and apply risk response strategies (avoid, accept, transfer, mitigate)

by Rachel at Jul 06, 2026, 01:21 PM

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