To address the risk of operations staff’s failure to perform the daily backup, management requires
that the systems administrator sign off on the daily backup. This is an example of risk:

A.
avoidance.

B.
transference.

C.
mitigation.

D.
acceptance.

Explanation:

Mitigation is the strategy that provides for the definition and implementation of controls to address
the risk described. Avoidance is a strategy that provides for not implementing certain activities or
processes that would incur risk. Transference is the strategy that provides for sharing risk with
partners or taking insurance coverage. Acceptance is a strategy that provides for formal
acknowledgement of the existence of a risk and the monitoring of that risk.