When a security standard conflicts with a business objective, the situation should be resolved by:

When a security standard conflicts with a business objective, the situation should be resolved by:
A . changing the security standard.
B . changing the business objective.
C . performing a risk analysis.
D . authorizing a risk acceptance.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

Conflicts of this type should be based on a risk analysis of the costs and benefits of allowing or disallowing an exception to the standard. It is highly improbable that a business objective could be changed to accommodate a security standard, while risk acceptance* is a process that derives from the risk analysis.