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Isaca CISA Practice Test 18

Question 170

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that the compliance inventory omits a new sector-specific cyber reporting obligation. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. What test BEST distinguishes effective control operation from an unsupported assertion?

  1. Compare funded capacity and skills inventories against service criticality, staffing resilience and the approved portfolio plan.
  2. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting.
  3. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence.
  4. Compare governance charters and decision rights to approvals, strategy goals, investment outcomes and board oversight records.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that the compliance inventory omits a new sector-specific cyber reporting obligation. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

Question 171

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that the compliance inventory omits a new sector-specific cyber reporting obligation. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. What result would best demonstrate sustained operation of the corrected control?

  1. Documented business sponsorship, explicit decision authority and governance reporting link IT choices to approved objectives and risk appetite.
  2. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled.
  3. Resource plans and practical cross-training exercises demonstrate funded personnel and capacity cover the priority service obligations.
  4. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that the compliance inventory omits a new sector-specific cyber reporting obligation. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

Question 172

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Where should the audit team focus its principal finding?

  1. Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems.
  2. Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks.
  3. Inconsistent or unenforced management directives may create gaps between control intent and actual behavior.
  4. Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems. The described exception is: regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of customer checkout and order fulfillment, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

C:

Inconsistent or unenforced management directives may create gaps between control intent and actual behavior. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 173

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Which substantive or control test most directly addresses the observation?

  1. Trace a sample of enterprise requirements from policy through standards, procedures, communication and exception approval.
  2. Trace a processing purpose from data inventory and notices through lawful basis, retention, processor flows and privacy impact assessment.
  3. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting.
  4. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 174

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. What outcome would provide the STRONGEST evidence that the identified gap is resolved?

  1. Approved purpose inventories and sampled rights requests, deletion actions and processor reviews demonstrate privacy requirements operate end to end.
  2. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations.
  3. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled.
  4. Version-controlled approved policies and observed procedures are consistent, accessible and supported by time-limited documented exceptions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that regional operations apply an obsolete record retention schedule. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

Question 175

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. What control exposure MOST directly explains why this observation is significant?

  1. Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks.
  2. Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems.
  3. Weak governance can misalign technology decisions, accountability and risk ownership with enterprise objectives.
  4. Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems. The described exception is: management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of freight tracking and fleet operations, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Weak governance can misalign technology decisions, accountability and risk ownership with enterprise objectives. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

D:

Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 176

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which evidence-gathering approach is MOST aligned with the recorded exposure?

  1. Compare governance charters and decision rights to approvals, strategy goals, investment outcomes and board oversight records.
  2. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence.
  3. Trace ownership, lineage and classification decisions to access, retention, quality controls and system inventories.
  4. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

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.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 177

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which evidence would BEST support a conclusion that the exposure has been addressed?

  1. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations.
  2. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled.
  3. Approved owners, consistent classifications and reconciled data lineage demonstrate critical information is governed as defined.
  4. Documented business sponsorship, explicit decision authority and governance reporting link IT choices to approved objectives and risk appetite.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that management assumes a vendor contract transfers all statutory accountability. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 178

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which consequence would MOST directly follow if this weakness remains unresolved?

  1. Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks.
  2. Third-party control gaps and exit dependencies can leave material obligations unowned or unverifiable.
  3. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective.
  4. Weak governance can misalign technology decisions, accountability and risk ownership with enterprise objectives.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Weak governance can misalign technology decisions, accountability and risk ownership with enterprise objectives. The described exception is: IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of patient-care scheduling and claims processing, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

B:

Third-party control gaps and exit dependencies can leave material obligations unowned or unverifiable. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 179

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which audit procedure would provide the MOST DIRECT evidence about this control?

  1. Review due diligence, contract clauses, subservice coverage, performance reviews and tested exit or transition arrangements.
  2. Compare governance charters and decision rights to approvals, strategy goals, investment outcomes and board oversight records.
  3. Review architecture standards and exception decisions against the solution portfolio, integration map and target-state road map.
  4. Trace a processing purpose from data inventory and notices through lawful basis, retention, processor flows and privacy impact assessment.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Compare governance charters and decision rights to approvals, strategy goals, investment outcomes and board oversight records. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

D:

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.

Question 180

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which follow-up result would BEST substantiate that the remediation operates effectively?

  1. Named risk owners, documented residual assessments and appropriately approved responses tie material exposures to the enterprise risk framework.
  2. Documented business sponsorship, explicit decision authority and governance reporting link IT choices to approved objectives and risk appetite.
  3. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations.
  4. Signed agreements and sampled service reports demonstrate required controls, escalation rights and an executable exit path.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Documented business sponsorship, explicit decision authority and governance reporting link IT choices to approved objectives and risk appetite. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that IT investments proceed without board-approved risk appetite or strategic priorities. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.