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Isaca CISA Practice Test 67

Question 660

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that a disaster recovery runbook assumes unavailable credentials stored at the primary site. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which evidence would BEST support a conclusion that the exposure has been addressed?

  1. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation.
  2. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  3. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes.
  4. Documented EUC ownership and sampled access, calculation review and recovery tests demonstrate proportionate controls.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a disaster recovery runbook assumes unavailable credentials stored at the primary site. 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 661

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which consequence would MOST directly follow if this weakness remains unresolved?

  1. Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures.
  2. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.
  3. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests.
  4. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests. The described exception is: replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. 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:

Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

B:

Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 662

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which audit procedure would provide the MOST DIRECT evidence about this control?

  1. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components.
  2. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times.
  3. Compare service-level performance under representative workload, forecast trends and test plausible component failures.
  4. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. 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 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. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

Question 663

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which follow-up result would BEST substantiate that the remediation operates effectively?

  1. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation.
  2. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners.
  3. End-to-end capacity and availability tests meet business service thresholds with demonstrated expansion and failure headroom.
  4. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that replication works but application startup dependencies are not documented. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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

B:

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

C:

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

Question 664

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Which weakness is MOST material to the control objective in this situation?

  1. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.
  2. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure.
  3. Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents.
  4. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Disaster recovery claims may fail when infrastructure, credentials, dependencies or business acceptance are omitted from tests. The described exception is: the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of customer checkout and order fulfillment, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

C:

Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 665

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Which audit procedure would MOST directly validate the suspected control gap?

  1. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  2. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.
  3. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.
  4. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Conduct an approved end-to-end site-failure rehearsal using current runbooks, dependencies and measured recovery times. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. 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 666

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. What would an auditor MOST want to see before accepting the issue as remediated?

  1. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  2. Time-stamped records and repeated-incident trend checks show timely service restoration and action on root causes.
  3. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes.
  4. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. A timed restore or failover test confirms users can perform critical transactions with approved RTO and RPO outcomes. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that the claimed two-hour RTO has never been tested at full data volume. 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 667

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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. Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement.
  2. Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent.
  3. Encryption may fail to protect information if keys, algorithms, transport or access are poorly governed.
  4. An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk. The described exception is: the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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:

Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

B:

Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

C:

Encryption may fail to protect information if keys, algorithms, transport or access are poorly governed. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

Question 668

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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. Inspect site entry records, physical boundaries, sensor alerts and tested power or environmental contingencies.
  2. Trace representative sensitive data flows against classification rules, DLP enforcement and alert triage.
  3. Inspect key ownership and separation, configuration, rotation and recovery using authorized readback and negative tests.
  4. Trace selected risks through framework control objectives, accountable owners, implemented safeguards and monitoring results.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Trace selected risks through framework control objectives, accountable owners, implemented safeguards and monitoring results. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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.

B:

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

C:

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

Question 669

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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. Live rule and posture tests deny unauthorized paths while proving required approved service communications still work.
  2. Access sampling and observed environmental or failover tests demonstrate restricted entry and timely corrective response.
  3. A maintained risk-control matrix and independent operating tests show assigned controls meet defined security outcomes.
  4. Controlled cryptographic and recovery tests show protected secrets and authorized decryption while revoked access fails.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. A maintained risk-control matrix and independent operating tests show assigned controls meet defined security outcomes. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that the security policy has no mapping between identified risks and required control objectives. 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.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 670

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that a control framework is adopted but local systems lack responsible implementers. 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. Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement.
  2. Excessive or untraceable access can enable unauthorized transactions and defeat accountability.
  3. An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk.
  4. Weak trust chain validation and certificate lifecycle controls can enable impersonation or availability loss.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk. The described exception is: a control framework is adopted but local systems lack responsible implementers. 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

A:

Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

B:

Excessive or untraceable access can enable unauthorized transactions and defeat accountability. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

D:

Weak trust chain validation and certificate lifecycle controls can enable impersonation or availability loss. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.