The MAIN reason for requiring that all computer clocks across an organization be synchronized is to:
A. prevent omission or duplication of transactions.
B. ensure smooth data transition from client machines to servers.
C. ensure that email messages have accurate time stamps.
D. support the incident investigation process.
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The correct answer is D
A. The possibility of omission or duplication of transactions will not happen due to lack of clock synchronization.
B. Data transfer has nothing to do with the time stamp.
C. While the time stamp on an email may not be accurate, this is not a significant issue.
D. During an investigation of incidents, audit logs are used as evidence, and the time stamp information in them is useful. If the clocks are not synchronized, investigations will be more difficult because a time line of events occurring on different systems might not be easily established.
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Which of the following is a control over component communication failure/errors? A. Restricting operator access and maintaining audit trails B. Monitoring and reviewing system engineering activity C. Providing network redundancy D. Establishing physical barriers to the data transmitted over the network
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