An organization has contracted with a vendor for a turnkey
solution for their electronic toll collection system (ETCS).
The vendor has provided its proprietary application software
as part of the solution. The contract should require that:
A. a backup server be available to run ETCS operations with
up-to-date data.
B. a backup server be loaded with all the relevant software
and data.
C. the systems staff of the organization be trained to
handle any event.
D. source code of the ETCS application be placed in escrow.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
Whenever proprietary application software is purchased, the
contract should provide for a source code agreement. This
will ensure that the purchasing company will have the
opportunity to modify the software should the vendor cease
to be in business. Having a backup server with current data
and staff training is critical but not as critical as
ensuring the availability of the source code.
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Electronic signatures can prevent messages from being: A. suppressed. B. repudiated. C. disclosed. D. copied.
The reliability of an application system's audit trail may be questionable if: A. user IDs are recorded in the audit trail. B. the security administrator has read-only rights to the audit file. C. date time stamps record when an action occurs. D. users can amend audit trail records when correcting system errors.
Which of the following would an IS auditor consider to be the MOST important when evaluating an organization's IS strategy? That it: A. has been approved by line management. B. does not vary from the IS department's preliminary budget. C. complies with procurement procedures. D. supports the business objectives of the organization.
IT governance ensures that an organization aligns its IT strategy with: A. Enterprise objectives. B. IT objectives. C. Audit objectives. D. Finance objectives.
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To detect attack attempts that the firewall is unable to recognize, an IS auditor should recommend placing a network intrusion detection system (IDS) between the:
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Digital signatures require the: A. signer to have a public key and the receiver to have a private key. B. signer to have a private key and the receiver to have a public key. C. signer and receiver to have a public key. D. signer and receiver to have a private key.