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Isaca CISA Practice Test 23

Question 220

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which consequence would MOST directly follow if this weakness remains unresolved?

  1. Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access.
  2. Misleading or poorly governed measures can conceal material service risk and distort decisions.
  3. Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks.
  4. Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Uncontrolled design divergence can generate integration, security, technical debt and strategic alignment risks. The described exception is: legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. 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:

Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Misleading or poorly governed measures can conceal material service risk and distort decisions. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

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 221

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which audit procedure would provide the MOST DIRECT evidence about this control?

  1. Compare funded capacity and skills inventories against service criticality, staffing resilience and the approved portfolio plan.
  2. Trace a processing purpose from data inventory and notices through lawful basis, retention, processor flows and privacy impact assessment.
  3. Trace measures to service objectives, definitions, source data, thresholds and escalation actions; independently recalculate samples.
  4. Review architecture standards and exception decisions against the solution portfolio, integration map and target-state road map.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Review architecture standards and exception decisions against the solution portfolio, integration map and target-state road map. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. 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 does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

B:

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.

C:

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

Question 222

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which follow-up result would BEST substantiate that the remediation operates effectively?

  1. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations.
  2. Validated KPIs and KRIs show business outcomes, breached thresholds and accountable corrective decisions, not activity counts alone.
  3. Approved owners, consistent classifications and reconciled data lineage demonstrate critical information is governed as defined.
  4. Approved purpose inventories and sampled rights requests, deletion actions and processor reviews demonstrate privacy requirements operate end to end.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Approved design reviews and exception tracking show new systems align with target architecture or have justified remediable deviations. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that legacy technology is renewed despite an adopted enterprise modernization roadmap. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

Question 223

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which weakness is MOST material to the control objective in this situation?

  1. Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable.
  2. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective.
  3. Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems.
  4. Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective. The described exception is: the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. 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:

Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

C:

Unidentified obligations or ambiguous accountability may create compliance exposure despite technically functional systems. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

D:

Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

Question 224

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which audit procedure would MOST directly validate the suspected control gap?

  1. Review due diligence, contract clauses, subservice coverage, performance reviews and tested exit or transition arrangements.
  2. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting.
  3. Trace a processing purpose from data inventory and notices through lawful basis, retention, processor flows and privacy impact assessment.
  4. Map applicable laws and contracts to accountable owners, controls, jurisdictional flows and periodic compliance assessment evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. 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. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

Question 225

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. What would an auditor MOST want to see before accepting the issue as remediated?

  1. Named risk owners, documented residual assessments and appropriately approved responses tie material exposures to the enterprise risk framework.
  2. Approved purpose inventories and sampled rights requests, deletion actions and processor reviews demonstrate privacy requirements operate end to end.
  3. Resource plans and practical cross-training exercises demonstrate funded personnel and capacity cover the priority service obligations.
  4. A current obligation register and sampled control records show required retention, reporting and location requirements are fulfilled.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Named risk owners, documented residual assessments and appropriately approved responses tie material exposures to the enterprise risk framework. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that the risk register has no owner for privileged access across business units. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

Question 226

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. What is the MOST defensible risk conclusion from the observed condition?

  1. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective.
  2. Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable.
  3. Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access.
  4. Misleading or poorly governed measures can conceal material service risk and distort decisions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective. The described exception is: residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of merchant settlement and reconciliation, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

C:

Unclear data accountability or classification can lead to inaccurate decisions and inappropriate information access. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

D:

Misleading or poorly governed measures can conceal material service risk and distort decisions. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

Question 227

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which fieldwork step should the auditor prioritize to test the issue?

  1. Trace ownership, lineage and classification decisions to access, retention, quality controls and system inventories.
  2. Trace measures to service objectives, definitions, source data, thresholds and escalation actions; independently recalculate samples.
  3. Review due diligence, contract clauses, subservice coverage, performance reviews and tested exit or transition arrangements.
  4. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. 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 does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

Question 228

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which observed evidence is MOST persuasive for a controlled audit follow-up?

  1. Validated KPIs and KRIs show business outcomes, breached thresholds and accountable corrective decisions, not activity counts alone.
  2. Approved owners, consistent classifications and reconciled data lineage demonstrate critical information is governed as defined.
  3. Named risk owners, documented residual assessments and appropriately approved responses tie material exposures to the enterprise risk framework.
  4. Resource plans and practical cross-training exercises demonstrate funded personnel and capacity cover the priority service obligations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Named risk owners, documented residual assessments and appropriately approved responses tie material exposures to the enterprise risk framework. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that residual risk is marked low before compensating controls are tested. 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.

B:

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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 229

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that significant vendor exposure is excluded from quarterly enterprise risk reporting. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which risk statement is BEST supported by the recorded exception?

  1. Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable.
  2. Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards.
  3. Quality claims may not reflect end-to-end requirements when assurance lacks independence, feedback and traceable controls.
  4. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. IT exposures may fall outside risk appetite because ownership, escalation and residual risk assessment are ineffective. The described exception is: significant vendor exposure is excluded from quarterly enterprise risk reporting. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of citizen service accounts and public records, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

B:

Personal information may be used or retained without appropriate purpose, transparency, authority and enforceable safeguards. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

C:

Quality claims may not reflect end-to-end requirements when assurance lacks independence, feedback and traceable controls. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

Question 230

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that significant vendor exposure is excluded from quarterly enterprise risk reporting. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. During fieldwork, what is the BEST focused test of this condition?

  1. Review due diligence, contract clauses, subservice coverage, performance reviews and tested exit or transition arrangements.
  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. Examine quality plans, acceptance tests, defect trends, independent reviews and corrective action effectiveness.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Trace technology risk scenarios through impact assessment, owner assignment, controls, acceptance authority and board reporting. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that significant vendor exposure is excluded from quarterly enterprise risk reporting. 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 protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.