Which term refers to the risk that I&T infrastructure and systems may be unable to effectively support the current and future needs of the business in an efficient, cost-effective and well-controlled fashion?

Which term refers to the risk that I&T infrastructure and systems may be unable to effectively support the current and future needs of the business in an efficient, cost-effective and well-controlled fashion?

• A. Investment Risk
• B. Infrastructure Risk
• C. Integrity Risk
• D. Availability Risk

Answer: (B)

The risk described is about whether the IT infrastructure and systems can effectively support the business’s current and future needs in a way that is efficient, cost‑effective, and well controlled. This is infrastructure risk: it focuses on the design, deployment, operation, and evolution of the underlying hardware, software, networks, data centers, and cloud resources, and whether they scale, stay affordable, and remain governed as demands change. If the infrastructure can’t scale or is too expensive or poorly managed, service levels suffer and the organization struggles to execute strategy within budget and with proper controls. The other terms target different aspects: availability risk concerns uptime and continuity of services, integrity risk deals with data accuracy and reliability, and investment risk relates to financial returns or misallocation rather than the ongoing capability of the infrastructure to meet business needs.

The risk described is about whether the IT infrastructure and systems can effectively support the business’s current and future needs in a way that is efficient, cost‑effective, and well controlled. This is infrastructure risk: it focuses on the design, deployment, operation, and evolution of the underlying hardware, software, networks, data centers, and cloud resources, and whether they scale, stay affordable, and remain governed as demands change. If the infrastructure can’t scale or is too expensive or poorly managed, service levels suffer and the organization struggles to execute strategy within budget and with proper controls. The other terms target different aspects: availability risk concerns uptime and continuity of services, integrity risk deals with data accuracy and reliability, and investment risk relates to financial returns or misallocation rather than the ongoing capability of the infrastructure to meet business needs.