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.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Choice A is incorrect because more than one person would
typically need to have a key to the vault to ensure that
individuals responsible for the offsite vault can take
vacations and rotate duties. Choice B is not correct because
the IS auditor would not be concerned whether paper
documents are stored in the offsite vault. In fact, paper
documents, such as procedural documents and a copy of the
contingency plan, most likely would be stored in the offsite
vault, and the location of the vault is important, but not
as important as the files being synchronized.
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A disaster recovery plan (DRP) for an organization should: A. reduce the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. B. increase the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. C. reduce the duration of the recovery time and increase the cost of recovery. D. not affect the recovery time nor the cost of recovery.
After installing a network, an organization installed a vulnerability assessment tool or security scanner to identify possible weaknesses. Which is the MOST serious risk associated with such tools? A. Differential reporting B. False positive reporting C. False negative reporting D. Less detail reporting
During an audit of an enterprise that is dedicated to e-commerce, the IS manager states that digital signatures are used in the establishment of its commercial relations. To substantiate this, the IS auditor must prove that which of the following is used? A. A biometric, digitalized and encrypted parameter with the customer's public key B. A hash of the data that is transmitted and encrypted with the customer's private key C. A hash of the data that is transmitted and encrypted with the customer's public key D. The customer's scanned signature, encrypted with the customer's public key
For an online transaction processing system, transactions per second is a measure of: A. throughput. B. response time. C. turnaround time. D. uptime.
When performing a general controls review, an IS auditor checks the relative location of the computer room inside the building. What potential threat is the IS auditor trying to identify? A. Social engineering B. Windstorm C. Earthquake D. Flooding
While reviewing the business continuity plan of an organization, the IS auditor observed that the organization's data and software files are backed up on a periodic basis. Which characteristic of an effective plan does this demonstrate? A. Deterrence B. Mitigation C. Recovery D. Response
In the ISO/OSI model, which of the following protocols is the FIRST to establish security for the user application? A. Session layer. B. Transport layer C. Network layer D. Presentation layer
In planning an audit, the MOST critical step is the identification of the:
Which of the following would enable an enterprise to provide access to its intranet (i.e., extranet) across the Internet to its business partners? A. Virtual private network B. Client-server C. Dial-in access D. Network service provider
The window of time recovery of information processing capabilities is based on the: A. criticality of the processes affected. B. quality of the data to be processed. C. nature of the disaster. D. applications that are mainframe based.
Which of the following testing methods is MOST effective during the initial phases of prototyping? A. System B. Parallel C. Volume D. Top-down
Which of the following is MOST effective in controlling application maintenance? A. Informing users of the status of changes B. Establishing priorities on program changes C. Obtaining user approval of program changes D. Requiring documented user specifications for changes