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A. Residual biometric characteristics, such as fingerprints left on a biometric capture device, may be reused by an attacker to gain unauthorized access.
B. A brute force attack involves feeding the biometric capture device numerous different biometric samples.
C. A cryptographic attack targets the algorithm or the encrypted data.
D. In a mimic attack, the attacker reproduces characteristics similar to those of the enrolled user, such as forging a signature or imitating a voice.

IS auditors who have participated in the development of an application system might have their independence impaired if they: A. perform an application development review. B. recommend control and other system enhancements. C. perform an independent evaluation of the application after its implementation. D. are involved actively in the design and implementation of the application system.

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In a public key infrastructure (PKI), the authority responsible for the identification and authentication of an applicant for a digital certificate (i.e., certificate subjects) is the: A. registration authority (RA). B. issuing certification authority (CA). C. subject CA. D. policy management authority.

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An IS auditor is performing an audit of a network operating system. Which of the following is a user feature the IS auditor should review? A. Availability of online network documentation B. Support of terminal access to remote hosts C. Handling file transfer between hosts and inter-user communications D. Performance management, audit and control

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Which of the following has the LEAST effect on controlling physical access? A. Access to the work area is restricted through a swipe card. B. All physical assets have an identification tag and are properly recorded. C. Access to the premises is restricted and all visitors authorized for entry. D. Visitors are issued a pass and escorted in and out by a concerned employee.

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Programs that can run independently and travel from machine to machine across network connections, with the ability to destroy data or utilize tremendous computer and communication resources, are referred to as: A. trojan horses. B. viruses. C. worms. D. logic bombs.

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In planning an audit, the MOST critical step is the identification of the:

6 Answers   Oracle,

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The process of using interpersonal communication skills to get unauthorized access to company assets is called: A. wire tapping. B. trap doors. C. war dialing. D. social engineering.

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Which of the following processes describes risk assessment? Risk assessment is: A. subjective. B. objective. C. mathematical. D. statistical.

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Which of the following types of data validation editing checks is used to determine if a field contains data, and not zeros or blanks? A. Check digit B. Existence check C. Completeness check D. Reasonableness check

1 Answers   CISA,

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Which of the following systems-based approaches would a financial processing company employ to monitor spending patterns to identify abnormal patterns and report them? A. A neural network B. Database management software C. Management information systems D. Computer assisted audit techniques

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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.

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When conducting a review of business process re-engineering, an IS auditor found that a key preventive control had been removed. In this case, the IS auditor should: A. inform management of the finding and determine if management is willing to accept the potential material risk of not having that preventing control. B. determine if a detective control has replaced the preventive control during the process and if so, not report the removal of the preventive control. C. recommend that this and all control procedures that existed before the process was reengineered be included in the new process. D. develop a continuous audit approach to monitor the effects of the removal of the preventive control.

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