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An IS auditor's primary concern when application developers
wish to use a copy of yesterday's production transaction
file for volume tests is that:
A. users may prefer to use contrived data for testing.
B. unauthorized access to sensitive data may result.
C. error handling and credibility checks may not be fully
proven.
D. full functionality of the new process is not necessarily
tested.
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Answer: B
Unless the data is sanitized there is the risk of disclosing
sensitive date.
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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
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