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Certified Information Systems Auditor Questions 581–585 (page: 118)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

An IS auditor reviewing the database controls for a new e-commerce system discovers a security weakness in the database configuration. Which of the following should be the IS auditor's NEXT course of action?

  1. Disclose the findings to senior management.
  2. Identify existing mitigating controls.
  3. Attempt to exploit the weakness.
  4. Assist in drafting corrective actions.

Answer(s): B



An IS auditor finds that a recently deployed application has a number of developers with inappropriate update access left over from the testing environment. Which of the following would have BEST prevented the update access from being migrated?

  1. Including a step within the SDLC to clean-up access prior to go-live
  2. Establishing a role-based matrix for provisioning users
  3. Holding the application owner accountable for application security
  4. Re-assigning user access rights in the quality assurance (QA) environment

Answer(s): A



An IS auditor is asked to review a large organization's change management process. Which of the following practices presents the GREATEST risk?

  1. Transaction data changes can be made by a senior developer.
  2. Change management tickets do not contain specific documentation.
  3. A system administrator performs code migration on planned downtime.
  4. Emergency code changes are promoted without user acceptance testing (UAT).

Answer(s): D



An IS auditor is evaluating the security of an organization's data backup process, which includes the transmission of daily incremental backups to a public cloud provider. Which of the following findings poses the GREATEST risk to the organization?

  1. Backup transmissions occasionally fail.
  2. The archived data log is incomplete.
  3. Backup transmissions are not encrypted.
  4. Data recovery testing is conducted quarterly.

Answer(s): C



An IS auditor performing an application development review attends development team meetings. The IS auditor's independence will be compromised if the IS auditor:

  1. assists in developing an integrated test facility (ITF) on the system.
  2. re-performs test procedures used by the development team.
  3. reviews the result of systems tests that were performed by the development team.
  4. designs and executes the user's acceptance test plan.

Answer(s): D



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