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ISC2 SSCP Oct 2025 outline · Domain 3: Risk identification, monitoring & analysis

Risk treatment: avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept; residual risk and risk registers

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After analyzing a risk, the organization decides how to respond. This is risk treatment, sometimes called risk response. There are four classic options, and the exam will describe an action and ask which option it represents.

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