Question 500
During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a department buys an unmanaged SaaS tool outside procurement and identity controls. 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. Inventory critical end-user applications and test ownership, access, versioning, calculations and backup arrangements. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a department buys an unmanaged SaaS tool outside procurement and identity controls. 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 configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.
Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.