An IS auditor discovers evidence of fraud perpetrated with a
manager's user id. The manager had written the password,
allocated by the system administrator, inside his/her desk
drawer. The IS auditor should conclude that the:
A. manager's assistant perpetrated the fraud.
B. perpetrator cannot be established beyond doubt.
C. fraud must have been perpetrated by the manager.
D. system administrator perpetrated the fraud.
Answer / guest
Answer: B
The password control weaknesses means that any of the other
three options could be true. Password security would
normally identify the perpetrator. In this case, it does not
establish guilt beyond doubt.
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Digital signatures require the: A. signer to have a public key and the receiver to have a private key. B. signer to have a private key and the receiver to have a public key. C. signer and receiver to have a public key. D. signer and receiver to have a private key.
Without compensating controls, which of the following functions would represent a risk if combined with that of a system analyst? A. Application programming B. Data entry C. Quality assurance D. Database administrator
Which of the following tasks is performed by the same person in a well-controlled information processing facility/computer center? A. Security administration and management B. Computer operations and system development C. System development and change management D. System development and systems maintenance
If inadequate, which of the following would be the MOST likely contributor to a denial-of-service attack? A. Router configuration and rules B. Design of the internal network C. Updates to the router system software D. Audit testing and review techniques
Which of the following controls will detect MOST effectively the presence of bursts of errors in network transmissions? A. Parity check B. Echo check C. Block sum check D. Cyclic redundancy check
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 would be of the LEAST value to an IS auditor attempting to gain an understanding of an organization's IT process? A. IT planning documents with deliverables and performance results B. Policies and procedures relating to planning, managing, monitoring and reporting on performance C. Prior audit reports D. Reports of IT functional activities
A PRIMARY benefit derived from an organization employing control self-assessment (CSA) techniques is that it: A. can identify high-risk areas that might need a detailed review later. B. allows IS auditors to independently assess risk. C. can be used as a replacement for traditional audits. D. allows management to relinquish responsibility for control.
During an IS audit of the disaster recovery plan (DRP) of a global enterprise, the auditor observes that some remote offices have very limited local IT resources. Which of the following observations would be the MOST critical for the IS auditor? A. A test has not been made to ensure that local resources could maintain security and service standards when recovering from a disaster or incident. B. The corporate business continuity plan (BCP) does not accurately document the systems that exist at remote offices. C. Corporate security measures have not been incorporated into the test plan. D. A test has not been made to ensure that tape backups from the remote offices are usable.
Which of the following is the MOST important criterion for the selection of a location for an offsite storage facility for IS backup files? The offsite facility must be: A. physically separated from the data center and not subject to the same risks. B. given the same level of protection as that of the computer data center. C. outsourced to a reliable third party. D. equipped with surveillance capabilities.
Which of the following is a telecommunication device that translates data from digital form to analog form and back to digital? A. Multiplexer B. Modem C. Protocol converter D. Concentrator
Which of the following techniques would provide the BEST assurance that the estimate of program development effort is reliable? A. Function point analysis B. Estimates by business area C. A computer-based project schedule D. An estimate by experienced programmer