An IS auditor is reviewing the risk management process. Which of the following is the MOST important consideration during this review?
A. Controls are implemented based on cost-benefit analysis.
B. The risk management framework is based on global standards.
C. The approval process for risk response is in place.
D. IT risk is presented in business terms.
The correct answer is D.
A. Controls to mitigate risk must be implemented based on cost-benefit analysis; however, the cost-benefit analysis is effective only if risk is presented in business terms.
B. A risk management framework based on global standards helps in ensuring completeness; however, organizations must adapt it to suit specific business requirements.
C. Approvals for risk response come later in the process.
D. In order for risk management to be effective, it is necessary to align IT risk with business objectives. This can be done by adopting acceptable terminology that is understood by all, and the best way to achieve this is to present IT risk in business terms.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 0 No |
An offsite information processing facility: A. should have the same amount of physical access restrictions as the primary processing site. B. should be easily identified from the outside so that in the event of an emergency it can be easily found. C. should be located in proximity to the originating site so that it can quickly be made operational. D. need not have the same level of environmental monitoring as the originating site since this would be cost prohibitive.
A number of system failures are occurring when corrections to previously detected errors are resubmitted for acceptance testing. This would indicate that the maintenance team is probably not adequately performing which of the following types of testing? A. Unit testing B. Integration testing C. Design walk-throughs D. Configuration management
Reconfiguring which of the following firewall types will prevent inward downloading of files through the file transfer protocol (FTP)? A. Circuit gateway B. Application gateway C. Packet filter D. Screening router
IS management has decided to rewrite a legacy customer relations system using fourth-generation languages (4GLs). Which of the following risks is MOST often associated with system development using 4GLs? A. Inadequate screen/report design facilities B. Complex programming language subsets C. Lack of portability across operating systems D. Inability to perform data intensive operations
Which of the following is the MOST important issue to the IS auditor in a business process re-engineering (BPR) project would be? A. The loss of middle management, which often is a result of a BPR project B. That controls are usually given low priority in a BPR project C. The considerable negative impact that information protection could have on BPR D. The risk of failure due to the large size of the task usually undertaken in a BPR project
Congestion control is BEST handled by which OSI layer? A. Data link B. Session layer C. Transport layer D. Network layer
Which of the following is the MOST reliable sender authentication method? A. Digital signatures B. Asymmetric cryptography C. Digital certificates D. Message authentication code
The MOST appropriate person to chair the steering committee for a system development project with significant impact on a business area would be the: A. business analyst. B. chief information officer. C. project manager. D. executive level manager.
The PRIMARY advantage of a continuous audit approach is that it: A. does not require an IS auditor to collect evidence on system reliability while processing is taking place. B. requires the IS auditor to review and follow up immediately on all information collected. C. can improve system security when used in time-sharing environments that process a large number of transactions. D. does not depend on the complexity of an organization's computer systems.
An organization provides information to its supply-chain partners and customers through an extranet infrastructure. Which of the following should be the GREATEST concern to an IS auditor reviewing the firewall security architecture? A. A secure socket layer (SSL) has been implemented for user authentication and remote administration of the firewall. B. On the basis of changing requirements, firewall policies are updated. C. Inbound traffic is blocked unless the traffic type and connections have been specifically permitted. D. The firewall is placed on top of the commercial operating system with all installation options.
A LAN administrator normally would be restricted from: A. having end-user responsibilities. B. reporting to the end-user manager. C. having programming responsibilities. D. being responsible for LAN security administration.
An IS auditor evaluating data integrity in a transaction driven system environment should review atomicity, to determine whether: A. the database survives failures (hardware or software). B. each transaction is separated from other transactions. C. integrity conditions are maintained. D. a transaction is completed or not, or a database is updated or not.