Question 110
During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a vendor states that encryption is enabled but provides no configuration evidence. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which substantive or control test most directly addresses the observation?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Correct. Corroborate management assertions with independently obtained, time-bounded system records and test source integrity and completeness. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a vendor states that encryption is enabled but provides no configuration evidence. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.
Incorrect Answers
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.