Risk acceptance is an informed decision to take a particular risk and:

Risk acceptance is the decision to retain a risk without implementing mitigation measures, acknowledging that its impact is within the organization’s tolerance level.

Informed Decision:

The organization evaluates the potential consequences and determines the risk is acceptable compared to its cost of mitigation.

No Additional Treatment:

Unlike risk avoidance or transfer, accepted risks are not mitigated but are monitored.

Strategic Alignment:

Risks aligned with business goals and tolerances may be accepted to focus resources on higher-priority threats.

B: Identifying threats and vulnerabilities is part of risk analysis, not acceptance.

C: Coordinated activities to control risks refer to risk management, not acceptance.

D: Defining controls relates to risk mitigation, not risk acceptance.

Characteristics of Risk Acceptance:Why Other Options Are Incorrect:ASIS CPP® References:

Domain 1: Security Principles and PracticesExplains risk acceptance as part of risk management frameworks.