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Certified Information Systems Auditor Questions 571–575 (page: 116)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

An IS auditor is reviewing documentation of application systems change control and identifies several patches that were not tested before being put into production. Which of the following is the MOST significant risk from this situation?

  1. Outdated system documentation
  2. Developer access to production
  3. Lack of system integrity
  4. Loss of application support

Answer(s): D



An IS audit manager was temporarily tasked with supervising a project manager assigned to the organization's payroll application upgrade. Upon returning to the audit department, the audit manager has been asked to perform an audit to validate the implementation of the payroll application. The audit manager is the only one in the audit department with IT project management experience. What is the BEST course of action?

  1. Transfer the assignment to a different audit manager despite lack of IT project management experience
  2. Have a senior IS auditor manage the project with the IS audit manager performing final review
  3. Outsource the audit to independent and qualified resources
  4. Manage the audit since there is no one else with the appropriate experience

Answer(s): C



An IS auditor performs a follow-up audit and learns the approach taken by the auditee to fix the findings differs from the agreed-upon approach confirmed during the last audit. Which of the following should be the auditor's NEXT course of action?

  1. Inform senior management of the change in approach.
  2. Conduct a risk analysis incorporating the change.
  3. Report results of the follow-up to the audit committee.
  4. Evaluate the appropriateness of the remedial action taken.

Answer(s): D



An IS auditor was involved in the design phase for a new system's security architecture. For the planned post-implementation audit, which of the following would be the MOST appropriate course of action for the auditor?

  1. Have another auditor review the security architecture.
  2. Disclose the independence issues in the audit report.
  3. Change the audit scope to exclude security architecture.
  4. Postpone the post-implementation audit to a later date.

Answer(s): A



An IS auditor finds that an organization's data loss prevention (DLP) system is configured to use vendor default settings to identify violations. The auditor's MAIN concern should be that:

  1. violation reports may not be reviewed in a timely manner.
  2. violations may not be categorized according to the organization's risk profile.
  3. a significant number of false positive violations may be reported.
  4. violation reports may not be retained according to the organization's risk profile.

Answer(s): B



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