ISACA CRISC Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 24,2026- Exam Code: CRISC
- Exam Name: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
- Certification Provider: ISACA
- Latest update: Oct 24,2026
A risk practitioner has discovered a deficiency in a critical system that cannot be patched.
Which of the following should be the risk practitioner’s FIRST course of action?
- A . Report the issue to internal audit.
- B . Submit a request to change management.
- C . Conduct a risk assessment.
- D . Review the business impact assessment.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose for ensuring senior management understands the organization’s risk universe in relation to the IT risk management program?
- A . To define effective enterprise IT risk appetite and tolerance levels
- B . To execute the IT risk management strategy in support of business objectives
- C . To establish business-aligned IT risk management organizational structures
- D . To assess the capabilities and maturity of the organization’s IT risk management efforts
An upward trend in which of the following metrics should be of MOST concern?
- A . Number of business change management requests
- B . Number of revisions to security policy
- C . Number of security policy exceptions approved
- D . Number of changes to firewall rules
Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern when reviewing the results of an independent control assessment to determine the effectiveness of a vendor’s control environment?
- A . The report was provided directly from the vendor.
- B . The risk associated with multiple control gaps was accepted.
- C . The control owners disagreed with the auditor’s recommendations.
- D . The controls had recurring noncompliance.
Which of the following is MOST essential for an effective change control environment?
- A . Business management approval of change requests
- B . Separation of development and production environments
- C . Requirement of an implementation rollback plan
- D . IT management review of implemented changes
The MOST important reason to monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) is to help management:
- A . identity early risk transfer strategies.
- B . lessen the impact of realized risk.
- C . analyze the chain of risk events.
- D . identify the root cause of risk events.
Which of these documents is MOST important to request from a cloud service provider during a vendor risk assessment?
- A . Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
- B . Independent audit report
- C . Business impact analysis (BIA)
- D . Service level agreement (SLA)
Which of the following is the GREATEST risk associated with inappropriate classification of data?
- A . Inaccurate record management data
- B . Inaccurate recovery time objectives (RTOs)
- C . Lack of accountability for data ownership
- D . Users having unauthorized access to data
An organization has decided to implement a new Internet of Things (loT) solution.
Which of the following should be done FIRST when addressing security concerns associated with this new technology?
- A . Develop new loT risk scenarios.
- B . Implement loT device monitoring software.
- C . Introduce controls to the new threat environment.
- D . Engage external security reviews.
Which of the following would be MOST helpful when communicating roles associated with the IT risk management process?
- A . Skills matrix
- B . Job descriptions
- C . RACI chart
- D . Organizational chart