Question 290
During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that service credits are defined but there is no right to obtain security evidence. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which fieldwork step should the auditor prioritize to test the issue?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Correct. Review due diligence, contract clauses, subservice coverage, performance reviews and tested exit or transition arrangements. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that service credits are defined but there is no right to obtain security 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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.