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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 14 of 611

Who makes the decision to accept a system's residual risk and issue an authorisation to operate?

  1. The internal auditor
  2. The authorising official
  3. The system administrator
  4. The control assessor
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Answer: B. The authorising official

Authorisation is a management decision by a named official. The assessor produces evidence but does not accept risk.

Source: NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 (NIST) — SP 800-37 Rev. 2 § 3.6 Authorize

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