Which of these has the potential to improve security incident response processes?
A. Review the incident response procedures.
B. Post-mortem or post-event reviews by the security team.
C. Getting the hot-site ready.
D. Reviw the BCP plan every six months
Answer / abhi
B. Post-mortem or post-event reviews by the security team. - refer lesson learn phase of incident reponse
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Which of the following BEST describes an IT department?s strategic planning process? A. The IT department will have either short-range or long-range plans depending on the organization?s broader plans and objectives. B. The IT department?s strategic plan must be time and project oriented, but not so detailed as to address and help determine priorities to meet business needs. C. Long-range planning for the IT department should recognize organizational goals, technological advances and regulatory requirements. D. Short-range planning for the IT department does not need to be integrated into the short-range plans of the organization since technological advances will drive the IT department plans much quicker than organizational plans.
To meet pre-defined criteria, which of the following continuous audit techniques would BEST identify transactions to audit? A. Systems Control Audit Review File and Embedded Audit Modules (SCARF/EAM) B. Continuous and Intermittent Simulation (CIS) C. Integrated Test Facilities (ITF) D. Audit hooks
A manufacturing firm wants to automate its invoice payment system. Objectives state that the system should require considerably less time for review and authorization and the system should be capable of identifying errors that require follow up. Which of the following would BEST meet these objectives? A. Establishing an inter-networked system of client servers with suppliers for increased efficiencies B. Outsourcing the function to a firm specializing in automated payments and accounts receivable/invoice processing C. Establishing an EDI system of electronic business documents and transactions with key suppliers, computer to computer, in a standard format D. Reengineering the existing processing and redesigning the existing system
The BEST method of proving the accuracy of a system tax calculation is by: A. detailed visual review and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs. B. recreating program logic using generalized audit software to calculate monthly totals. C. preparing simulated transactions for processing and comparing the results to predetermined results. D. automatic flowcharting and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs.
The use of statistical sampling procedures helps minimize: A. sampling risk. B. detection risk. C. inherent risk. D. control risk.
Before reporting results of an audit to senior management, an IS auditor should: A. Confirm the findings with auditees. B. Prepare an executive summary and send it to auditee management. C. Define recommendations and present the findings to the audit committee. D. Obtain agreement from the auditee on findings and actions to be taken.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY safeguard for securing software and data within an information processing facility? A. Security awareness B. Reading the security policy C. Security committee D. Logical access controls
Which of the following would BEST support 24/7 availability? A. Daily backup B. Offsite storage C. Mirroring D. Periodic testing
The application test plans are developed in which of the following systems development life cycle (SDLC) phases? A. Design B. Testing C. Requirement D. Development
Testing the connection of two or more system components that pass information from one area to another is: A. pilot testing. B. parallel testing C. interface testing. D. regression testing.
Which of the following would be included in an IS strategic plan?
The BEST time to perform a control self-assessment involving line management, line staff and the audit department is at the time of: A. compliance testing. B. the preliminary survey. C. substantive testing. D. the preparation of the audit report.