Question 29
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You’ve been asked to reduce the inherent risk of a new cloud service. What does inherent risk represent?
A. The risk after implementing controls
B. The business risk assigned to marketing
C. The baseline risk before any mitigation
D. The residual risk after outsourcing
Answer: C. The baseline risk before any mitigation
Inherent risk is the starting risk level before controls or treatments are applied. It's critical to understanding the value of mitigations.