An Internet-based attack using password sniffing can:
A. enable one party to act as if they are another party.
B. cause modification to the contents of certain transactions.
C. be used to gain access to systems containing proprietary
information.
D. result in major problems with billing systems and
transaction processing agreements.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Password sniffing attacks can be used to gain access to
systems on which proprietary information is stored. Spoofing
attacks can be used to enable one party to act as if they
are another party. Data modification attacks can be used to
modify the contents of certain transactions. Repudiation of
transactions can cause major problems with billing systems
and transaction processing agreements.
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An IS auditor conducting a review of disaster recovery planning at a financial processing organization has discovered the following: * The existing disaster recovery plan was compiled two years ago by a systems analyst in the organization's IT department using transaction flow projections from the operations department. * The plan was presented to the deputy CEO for approval and formal issue, but it is still awaiting his attention. * The plan has never been updated, tested or circulated to key management and staff, though interviews show that each would know what action to take for their area in the event of a disruptive incident. The basis of an organization's disaster recovery plan is to reestablish live processing at an alternative site where a similar, but not identical hardware configuration is already established. The IS auditor should: A. take no action as the lack of a current plan is the only significant finding. B. recommend that the hardware configuration at each site should be identical. C. perform a review to verify that the second configuration can support live processing. D. report that the financial expenditure on the alternative site is wasted without an effective plan.
During an audit of a reciprocal disaster recovery agreement between two companies, the IS auditor would be PRIMARILY concerned about: A. the soundness of the impact analysis. B. hardware and software compatibility. C. differences in IS policies and procedures. D. frequency of system testing.
Which of the following is the BEST way to handle obsolete magnetic tapes before disposing of them? A. Overwriting the tapes B. Initializing the tape labels C. Degaussing the tapes D. Erasing the tapes
An IS auditor reviewing the key roles and responsibilities of the database administrator (DBA) is LEAST likely to expect the job description of the DBA to include: A. defining the conceptual schema. B. defining security and integrity checks. C. liaising with users in developing data model. D. mapping data model with the internal schema.
Which of the following is MOST important to have provided for in a disaster recovery plan? A. Backup of compiled object programs B. Reciprocal processing agreement C. Phone contact list D. Supply of special forms
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.
Which of the following is MOST likely to occur when a system development project is in the middle of the programming/coding phase? A. Unit tests B. Stress tests C. Regression tests D. Acceptance tests
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.
Which of the following represents the MOST pervasive control over application development? A. IS auditors B. Standard development methodologies C. Extensive acceptance testing D. Quality assurance groups
Which of the following is a substantive test?
Which of the following would an IS auditor consider a weakness when performing an audit of an organization that uses a public key infrastructure with digital certificates for its business-to-consumer transactions via the Internet? A. Customers are widely dispersed geographically, but not the certificate authorities. B. Customers can make their transactions from any computer or mobile device. C. The certificate authority has several data processing subcenters to administrate certificates. D. The organization is the owner of the certificate authority.
A universal serial bus (USB) port: A. connects the network without a network card. B. connects the network with an Ethernet adapter. C. replaces all existing connections. D. connects the monitor.