CISA Practice Test

CISA Practice Test practice questions, page 70 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 346

The PRIMARY benefit of information asset classification is that it:

  1. enables risk management decisions.
  2. helps to align organizational objectives.
  3. prevents loss of assets.
  4. facilitates budgeting accuracy.

Question 347

The implementation of an IT governance framework requires that the board of directors of an organization:

  1. approve the IT strategy.
  2. be informed of all IT initiatives.
  3. have an IT strategy committee.
  4. address technical IT issues.

Question 348

What is the PRIMARY reason to adopt a risk-based IS audit strategy?

  1. To achieve synergy between audit and other risk management functions
  2. To reduce the time and effort needed to perform a full audit cycle
  3. To prioritize available resources and focus on areas with significant risk
  4. To identify key threats, risks, and controls for the organization

Question 349

An IS auditor finds that application servers had inconsistent security settings leading to potential vulnerabilities. Which of the following is the BEST recommendation by the IS auditor?

  1. Improve the change management process
  2. Perform a configuration review
  3. Establish security metrics
  4. Perform a penetration test

Question 350

When conducting a post-implementation review of a new software application, an IS auditor should be MOST concerned with an increasing number of:

  1. change requests approved to add new services.
  2. updates required for the end-user operations manual.
  3. operational errors impacting service delivery.
  4. help desk calls requesting future enhancements.