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Isaca CISA Practice Test 59

Question 580

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which weakness is MOST material to the control objective in this situation?

  1. Correlated dependencies and insufficient headroom can defeat assumed availability during disruption.
  2. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests.
  3. Service measures that omit consumer outcomes or lack reliable calculation can conceal contractual and operational failures.
  4. Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Service measures that omit consumer outcomes or lack reliable calculation can conceal contractual and operational failures. The described exception is: supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. 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:

Correlated dependencies and insufficient headroom can defeat assumed availability during disruption. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

D:

Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 581

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which audit procedure would MOST directly validate the suspected control gap?

  1. Interview process owners, quantify outage and data-loss impacts and map dependencies to justified RTO and RPO tiers.
  2. Inspect backup coverage, isolation, retention and periodic end-to-end restores against business RPO and RTO requirements.
  3. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times.
  4. Review SLA definitions, responsibilities and exclusions; independently reproduce reported outcomes from transaction or ticket evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Review SLA definitions, responsibilities and exclusions; independently reproduce reported outcomes from transaction or ticket evidence. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. 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 582

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. What would an auditor MOST want to see before accepting the issue as remediated?

  1. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes.
  2. Approved BIA records connect business services and dependencies to measurable recovery priorities and owners.
  3. Agreed, auditable service metrics and documented breach handling confirm relevant user outcomes are monitored and governed.
  4. Fault injection and measured failover show essential transactions continue or recover inside agreed tolerances.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Agreed, auditable service metrics and documented breach handling confirm relevant user outcomes are monitored and governed. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that supplier reports cannot be recalculated from independently available service data. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That change would not implement 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 583

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. What is the MOST defensible risk conclusion from the observed condition?

  1. Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks.
  2. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure.
  3. Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved.
  4. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability. The described exception is: a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. 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:

Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

B:

Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

C:

Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

Question 584

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which fieldwork step should the auditor prioritize to test the issue?

  1. Review plan currency, contact paths, alternate processes and cross-party exercises with measurable success criteria.
  2. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks.
  3. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  4. Interview process owners, quantify outage and data-loss impacts and map dependencies to justified RTO and RPO tiers.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. 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 configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

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

D:

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

Question 585

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which observed evidence is MOST persuasive for a controlled audit follow-up?

  1. Recorded restore exercises recover consistent business transactions from protected copies within approved time and loss limits.
  2. Approved BIA records connect business services and dependencies to measurable recovery priorities and owners.
  3. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  4. Audited database changes, validated constraints and successful consistent restores support data accuracy and traceability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Audited database changes, validated constraints and successful consistent restores support data accuracy and traceability. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a production DBA can change balances without logging or second-person review. 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.

B:

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

C:

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

Question 586

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which risk statement is BEST supported by the recorded exception?

  1. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability.
  2. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests.
  3. Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks.
  4. Correlated dependencies and insufficient headroom can defeat assumed availability during disruption.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability. The described exception is: database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. 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:

Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

C:

Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

D:

Correlated dependencies and insufficient headroom can defeat assumed availability during disruption. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

Question 587

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. During fieldwork, what is the BEST focused test of this condition?

  1. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks.
  2. Review plan currency, contact paths, alternate processes and cross-party exercises with measurable success criteria.
  3. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times.
  4. Map end-to-end failure domains and execute approved component or zone-loss scenarios against service objectives.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

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

D:

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

Question 588

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Management states that remediation is complete. Which evidence BEST supports closing this issue?

  1. Audited database changes, validated constraints and successful consistent restores support data accuracy and traceability.
  2. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes.
  3. Fault injection and measured failover show essential transactions continue or recover inside agreed tolerances.
  4. Recorded restore exercises recover consistent business transactions from protected copies within approved time and loss limits.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Audited database changes, validated constraints and successful consistent restores support data accuracy and traceability. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that database backup success is cited as proof that point-in-time restoration works. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

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. 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.

Question 589

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a referential integrity constraint is disabled for overnight imports. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which risk should the auditor treat as the PRIMARY concern arising from these facts?

  1. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability.
  2. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis.
  3. Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks.
  4. Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Weak database controls can undermine transactional integrity, accountability and recoverability. The described exception is: a referential integrity constraint is disabled for overnight imports. 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

B:

Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

C:

Successful backup jobs may not provide usable, secure or timely recovery under realistic failures or attacks. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

D:

Recovery objectives may not match actual business disruption tolerance when the BIA is incomplete or unapproved. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

Question 590

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a referential integrity constraint is disabled for overnight imports. 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. Interview process owners, quantify outage and data-loss impacts and map dependencies to justified RTO and RPO tiers.
  2. Review plan currency, contact paths, alternate processes and cross-party exercises with measurable success criteria.
  3. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components.
  4. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Review privileged activity, constraints, change history and recovery tests against representative data integrity risks. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a referential integrity constraint is disabled for overnight imports. 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.

C:

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