Which of the following is a form of an Internet attack?
A. Searching for software design errors
B. Guessing user passwords based on their personal information
C. Breaking the deadman's door to gain entry
D. Planting a trojan horse
Answer / guest
Answer: D
A trojan horse is the only attack among the choices. The
other choices, may be considered risks but are not in
themselves attacks.
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During a review of a customer master file an IS auditor discovered numerous customer name duplications arising from variations in customer first names. To determine the extent of the duplication the IS auditor would use: A. test data to validate data input. B. test data to determine system sort capabilities. C. generalized audit software to search for address field duplications. D. generalized audit software to search for account field duplications.
The PRIMARY benefit of database normalization is the: A. minimization redundancy of information in tables required to satisfy users? needs. B. ability to satisfy more queries. C. maximization of database integrity by providing information in more than one table. D. minimization of response time through faster processing of information.
An IS auditor evaluates the test results of a modification to a system that deals with payment computation. The auditor finds that 50 percent of the calculations do not match predetermined totals. Which of the following would MOST likely be the next step in the audit? A. Design further tests of the calculations that are in error. B. Identify variables that may have caused the test results to be inaccurate. C. Examine some of the test cases to confirm the results. D. Document the results and prepare a report of findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Prices are charged on the basis of a standard master file rate that changes as volume increases. Any exceptions must be manually approved. What is the MOST effective automated control to help ensure that all price exceptions are approved? A. All amounts are displayed back to the data entry clerk, who must verify them visually. B. Prices outside the normal range should be entered twice to verify data entry accuracy. C. The system beeps when price exceptions are entered and prints such occurrences on a report. D. A second-level password must be entered before a price exception can be processed.
An IS auditor is reviewing the database administration function to ascertain whether adequate provision has been made for controlling data. The IS auditor should determine that the: A. function reports to data processing operations. B. responsibilities of the function are well defined. C. database administrator is a competent systems programmer. D. audit software has the capability of efficiently accessing the database.
Which of these has the potential to improve security incident response processes? A. Review the incident response procedures. B. Post-mortem or post-event reviews by the security team. C. Getting the hot-site ready. D. Reviw the BCP plan every six months
An IS auditor performing a review of the IS department discovers that formal project approval procedures do not exist. In the absence of these procedures the IS manager has been arbitrarily approving projects that can be completed in a short duration and referring other more complicated projects to higher levels of management for approval. The IS auditor should recommend as a FIRST course of action that: A. users participate in the review and approval process. B. formal approval procedures be adopted and documented. C. projects be referred to appropriate levels of management for approval. D. the IS manager's job description be changed to include approval authority.
If the decision has been made to acquire software rather than develop it internally, this decision is normally made during the: A. requirements definition phase of the project. B. feasibility study phase of the project. C. detailed design phase of the project. D. programming phase of the project.
A large chain of shops with EFT at point-of-sale devices has a central communications processor for connecting to the banking network. Which of the following is the BEST disaster recovery plan for the communications processor? A. Offsite storage of daily backups B. Alternative standby processor onsite C. Installation of duplex communication links D. Alternative standby processor at another network node
An organization has an integrated development environment (IDE), where the program libraries reside on the server, but modification/development and testing are done from PC workstations. Which of the following would be a strength of an integrated development environment? A. Controls the proliferation of multiple versions of programs B. Expands the programming resources and aids available C. Increases program and processing integrity D. Prevents valid changes from being overwritten by other changes
An IS auditor, performing a review of an application?s controls, discovers a weakness in system software, which could materially impact the application. The IS auditor should: A. Disregard these control weaknesses as a system software review is beyond the scope of this review. B. Conduct a detailed system software review and report the control weaknesses. C. Include in the report a statement that the audit was limited to a review of the application?s controls. D. Review the system software controls as relevant and recommend a detailed system software review.
Which of the following testing methods is MOST effective during the initial phases of prototyping? A. System B. Parallel C. Volume D. Top-down