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Question # 404

Which of the following BEST helps to ensure data integrity across system interfaces?

Options:

A.

Environment segregation

B.

Reconciliation

C.

System backups

D.

Access controls

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Question # 405

An IS auditor has found that a vendor has gone out of business and the escrow has an older version of the source code. What is the auditor's BEST recommendation for the organization?

Options:

A.

Analyze a new application that moots the current re

B.

Perform an analysis to determine the business risk

C.

Bring the escrow version up to date.

D.

Develop a maintenance plan to support the application using the existing code

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Question # 406

Which of the following is the BEST metric to measure the alignment of IT and business strategy?

Options:

A.

Level of stakeholder satisfaction with the scope of planned IT projects

B.

Percentage of enterprise risk assessments that include IT-related risk

C.

Percentage of stat satisfied with their IT-related roles

D.

Frequency of business process capability maturity assessments

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Question # 407

An IS auditor reviewing security incident processes realizes incidents are resolved and closed, but root causes are not investigated. Which of the following should be the MAJOR concern with this situation?

Options:

A.

Abuses by employees have not been reported.

B.

Lessons learned have not been properly documented

C.

vulnerabilities have not been properly addressed

D.

Security incident policies are out of date.

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Question # 408

During an IT general controls audit of a high-risk area where both internal and external audit teams are reviewing the same approach to optimize resources?

Options:

A.

Leverage the work performed by external audit for the internal audit testing.

B.

Ensure both the internal and external auditors perform the work simultaneously.

C.

Request that the external audit team leverage the internal audit work.

D.

Roll forward the general controls audit to the subsequent audit year.

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Question # 409

Which of the following is the BEST reason to implement a data retention policy?

Options:

A.

To limit the liability associated with storing and protecting information

B.

To document business objectives for processing data within the organization

C.

To assign responsibility and ownership for data protection outside IT

D.

To establish a recovery point detective (RPO) for (toaster recovery procedures

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Question # 410

A review of an organization’s IT portfolio revealed several applications that are not in use. The BEST way to prevent this situation from recurring would be to implement.

Options:

A.

A formal request for proposal (RFP) process

B.

Business case development procedures

C.

An information asset acquisition policy

D.

Asset life cycle management.

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Question # 411

An organization has made a strategic decision to split into separate operating entities to improve profitability. However, the IT infrastructure remains shared between the entities. Which of the following would BEST help to ensure that IS audit still covers key risk areas within the IT environment as part of its annual plan?

Options:

A.

Increasing the frequency of risk-based IS audits for each business entity

B.

Developing a risk-based plan considering each entity's business processes

C.

Conducting an audit of newly introduced IT policies and procedures

D.

Revising IS audit plans to focus on IT changes introduced after the split

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Question # 412

An IS auditor follows up on a recent security incident and finds the incident response was not adequate. Which of the following findings should be considered MOST critical?

Options:

A.

The security weakness facilitating the attack was not identified.

B.

The attack was not automatically blocked by the intrusion detection system (IDS).

C.

The attack could not be traced back to the originating person.

D.

Appropriate response documentation was not maintained.

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Question # 413

Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that an application is performing according to its specifications?

Options:

A.

Unit testing

B.

Pilot testing

C.

System testing

D.

Integration testing

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Question # 414

During an audit of an organization's risk management practices, an IS auditor finds several documented IT risk acceptances have not been renewed in a timely manner after the assigned expiration date When assessing the seventy of this finding, which mitigating factor would MOST significantly minimize the associated impact?

Options:

A.

There are documented compensating controls over the business processes.

B.

The risk acceptances were previously reviewed and approved by appropriate senior management

C.

The business environment has not significantly changed since the risk acceptances were approved.

D.

The risk acceptances with issues reflect a small percentage of the total population

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Question # 415

Which of the following would BEST ensure that a backup copy is available for restoration of mission critical data after a disaster''

Options:

A.

Use an electronic vault for incremental backups

B.

Deploy a fully automated backup maintenance system.

C.

Periodically test backups stored in a remote location

D.

Use both tape and disk backup systems

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Question # 416

An IS auditor reviewing the threat assessment tor a data center would be MOST concerned if:

Options:

A.

some of the identified throats are unlikely to occur.

B.

all identified throats relate to external entities.

C.

the exercise was completed by local management.

D.

neighboring organizations operations have been included.

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Question # 417

Which of the following will BEST ensure that a proper cutoff has been established to reinstate transactions and records to their condition just prior to a computer system failure?

Options:

A.

Rotating backup copies of transaction files offsite

B.

Using a database management system (DBMS) to dynamically back-out partially processed transactions

C.

Maintaining system console logs in electronic formal

D.

Ensuring bisynchronous capabilities on all transmission lines

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Question # 418

Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that business continuity plans (BCPs) will work effectively in the event of a major disaster?

Options:

A.

Prepare detailed plans for each business function.

B.

Involve staff at all levels in periodic paper walk-through exercises.

C.

Regularly update business impact assessments.

D.

Make senior managers responsible for their plan sections.

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Question # 419

Which of the following is MOST important to ensure that electronic evidence collected during a forensic investigation will be admissible in future legal proceedings?

Options:

A.

Restricting evidence access to professionally certified forensic investigators

B.

Documenting evidence handling by personnel throughout the forensic investigation

C.

Performing investigative procedures on the original hard drives rather than images of the hard drives

D.

Engaging an independent third party to perform the forensic investigation

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Question # 420

Which of the following provides the BEST providence that outsourced provider services are being properly managed?

Options:

A.

The service level agreement (SLA) includes penalties for non-performance.

B.

Adequate action is taken for noncompliance with the service level agreement (SLA).

C.

The vendor provides historical data to demonstrate its performance.

D.

Internal performance standards align with corporate strategy.

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Question # 421

During the planning phase of a data loss prevention (DLP) audit, management expresses a concern about mobile computing. Which of the following should the IS auditor identity as the associated risk?

Options:

A.

The use of the cloud negatively impacting IT availably

B.

Increased need for user awareness training

C.

Increased vulnerability due to anytime, anywhere accessibility

D.

Lack of governance and oversight for IT infrastructure and applications

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Question # 422

Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern for an IS auditor reviewing an organization's disaster recovery plan (DRP)?

Options:

A.

The DRP has not been formally approved by senior management.

B.

The DRP has not been distributed to end users.

C.

The DRP has not been updated since an IT infrastructure upgrade.

D.

The DRP contains recovery procedures for critical servers only.

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Question # 423

Which of the following is MOST important to determine during the planning phase of a cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform acquisition?

Options:

A.

Role-based access control policies

B.

Types of data that can be uploaded to the platform

C.

Processes for on-boarding and off-boarding users to the platform

D.

Processes for reviewing administrator activity

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Question # 424

A credit card company has decided to outsource the printing of customer statements It Is MOST important for the company to verify whether:

Options:

A.

the provider has alternate service locations.

B.

the contract includes compensation for deficient service levels.

C.

the provider's information security controls are aligned with the company's.

D.

the provider adheres to the company's data retention policies.

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Exam Code: CISA
Exam Name: Certified Information Systems Auditor
Last Update: Apr 2, 2025
Questions: 1404
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