Which of the following is the MOST critical for the
successful implementation and maintenance of a security policy?
A. Assimilation of the framework and intent of a written
security policy by all appropriate parties
B. Management support and approval for the implementation
and maintenance of a security policy
C. Enforcement of security rules by providing punitive
actions for any violation of security rules
D. Stringent implementation, monitoring and enforcing of
rules by the security officer through access control software
Answer / guest
Answer: A
Assimilation of the framework and intent of a written
security policy by the users of the systems is critical to
the successful implementation and maintenance of security
policy. You may have a good password system, but if the
users of the system keep passwords written on his/her table,
the password system is of little value. Management support
and commitment is no doubt important, but for successful
implementation and maintenance of security policy, education
of the users on the importance on security is of paramount
importance. The stringent implementation, monitoring and
enforcing of rules by the security officer through access
control software and provision for punitive actions for
violation of security rules also are required along with the
user's education on the importance of security.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 0 No |
Facilitating telecommunications continuity by providing redundant combinations of local carrier T-1 lines, microwaves and/or coaxial cables to access the local communication loop is: A. last mile circuit protection. B. long haul network diversity. C. diverse routing. D. alternative routing.
The success of control self-assessment (CSA) depends highly on: A. Having line managers assume a portion of the responsibility for control monitoring. B. Assigning staff managers the responsibility for building, but not monitoring, controls. C. The implementation of stringent control policy and rule- driven controls. D. The implementation of supervision and the monitoring of control assigned duties
Which of the following should be of MOST concern to an IS auditor? A. Lack of reporting of a successful attack on the network B. Failure to notify police of an attempted intrusion C. Lack of periodic examination of access rights D. Lack of notification to the public of an intrusion
When performing an audit of access rights, an IS auditor should be suspicious of which of the following if allocated to a computer operator? A. READ access to data B. DELETE access to transaction data files C. Logged READ/EXECUTE access to programs D. UPDATE access to job control language/script files
The use of residual biometric information to gain unauthorized access is an example of which of the following attacks? A. Replay B. Brute force C. Cryptographic D. Mimic
Which of the following findings would an IS auditor be MOST concerned about when performing an audit of backup and recovery and the offsite storage vault? A. There are three individuals with a key to enter the area. B. Paper documents also are stored in the offsite vault. C. Data files, which are stored in the vault, are synchronized. D. The offsite vault is located in a separate facility.
Which of the following is the MOST critical element of an effective disaster recovery plan (DRP)? A. Offsite storage of backup data B. Up-to-date list of key disaster recovery contacts C. Availability of a replacement data center D. Clearly defined recovery time objective (RTO)
An IS auditor doing penetration testing during an audit of Internet connections would: A. evaluate configurations. B. examine security settings. C. ensure virus-scanning software is in use. D. use tools and techniques that are available to a hacker.
Which of the following data validation edits is effective in detecting transposition and transcription errors? A. Range check B. Check digit C. Validity check D. Duplicate check
The difference between a vulnerability assessment and a penetration test is that a vulnerability assessment: A. searches and checks the infrastructure to detect vulnerabilities, whereas penetration testing intends to exploit the vulnerabilities to probe the damage that could result from the vulnerabilities. B. and penetration tests are different names for the same activity. C. is executed by automated tools, whereas penetration testing is a totally manual process. D. is executed by commercial tools, whereas penetration testing is executed by public processes.
Which of the following is a control to detect an unauthorized change in a production environment? A. Denying programmers access to production data. B. Requiring change request to include benefits and costs. C. Periodically comparing control and current object and source programs. D. Establishing procedures for emergency changes.
Which of the following alternative business recovery strategies would be LEAST appropriate for an organization with a large database and online communications network environment? A. Hot site B. Cold site C. Reciprocal agreement D. Dual information processing facilities