While using Software as a Service (SaaS) to store secret customer information, an organization identifies...

Risk reduction is a risk treatment approach where controls are implemented to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk event. In this scenario, while the SaaS is still in use, the organization has chosen to limit exposure by avoiding the processing of secret customer data, thus reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure. This aligns with ISACA’s guidance in CCAK, which emphasizes limiting risk exposure by controlling data handling and processing policies, a practice that is documented in CSA’s Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) guidelines for data protection and data minimization (CSA CCM Domain DSI-05, Data Security and Information Lifecycle Management).

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