Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) — Question 694

Which of the following would MOST effectively enable a business operations manager to identify events exceeding risk thresholds?

Answer options

• A. A control self-assessment
• B. Benchmarking against peers
• C. Transaction logging
• D. Continuous monitoring

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Continuous monitoring provides real-time insights into operations, enabling quick detection of events that exceed risk thresholds. While control self-assessment, benchmarking, and transaction logging are useful, they do not offer the immediacy and ongoing analysis that continuous monitoring delivers.