Question 680
A database failure is documented in a postmortem but corrective items have no owners or validation dates and the same alert recurs. Which limitation must be considered before claiming the issue is fully resolved?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A detailed incident narrative alone does not reduce recurrence risk. This caution prevents extrapolating beyond the specific evidence or product boundary. Operational support requires closing the loop between lessons and controls. The unresolved point should be tested using postmortem actions, repeat-incident evidence and control-validation results rather than assuming a working interface proves full compliance or resilience.
Incorrect Answers
An approved incident report is evidence that mitigations are fully implemented. This limitation is framed as a blanket exception, but the case requires a different, narrower caution. The relevant boundary is that a detailed incident narrative alone does not reduce recurrence risk. Operational support requires closing the loop between lessons and controls. Inspect postmortem actions, repeat-incident evidence and control-validation results.
A follow-up action need not be tested when the written cause is plausible. The proposed claim mistakes an incomplete signal or product feature for a universal guarantee. The relevant boundary is that a detailed incident narrative alone does not reduce recurrence risk. Operational support requires closing the loop between lessons and controls. Inspect postmortem actions, repeat-incident evidence and control-validation results.
Retrospective meetings are a technical substitute for proactive control testing. This claim exceeds the evidence and ignores an important risk or operational dependency. The relevant boundary is that a detailed incident narrative alone does not reduce recurrence risk. Operational support requires closing the loop between lessons and controls. Inspect postmortem actions, repeat-incident evidence and control-validation results.