Question 530
During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that the same production error is corrected ad hoc with no documented workaround. 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. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that the same production error is corrected ad hoc with no documented workaround. 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. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.
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.