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Isaca CISA Practice Test 88

Question 870

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that the SOC reports alerts closed without confirming investigation quality. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which evidence would BEST support a conclusion that the exposure has been addressed?

  1. Live rule and posture tests deny unauthorized paths while proving required approved service communications still work.
  2. Dated custody logs and matching evidence hashes permit reproducible analysis from protected originals and controlled copies.
  3. Controlled detections and case reviews show significant events are logged, prioritized and escalated within approved windows.
  4. A maintained risk-control matrix and independent operating tests show assigned controls meet defined security outcomes.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Controlled detections and case reviews show significant events are logged, prioritized and escalated within approved windows. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that the SOC reports alerts closed without confirming investigation quality. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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

B:

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

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

Question 871

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which consequence would MOST directly follow if this weakness remains unresolved?

  1. Poor collection integrity or chain of custody can undermine forensic reliability and accountability.
  2. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations.
  3. Encryption may fail to protect information if keys, algorithms, transport or access are poorly governed.
  4. Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations. The described exception is: ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. 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:

Poor collection integrity or chain of custody can undermine forensic reliability and accountability. That evidence would not isolate evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Encryption may fail to protect information if keys, algorithms, transport or access are poorly governed. It could look normal while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion remains unexplained.

D:

Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent. This observation would miss the actual evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion fault.

Question 872

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which audit procedure would provide the MOST DIRECT evidence about this control?

  1. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned.
  2. Inspect seizure, imaging, hash verification, timestamp handling and custody transfers against approved forensic procedures.
  3. Inspect key ownership and separation, configuration, rotation and recovery using authorized readback and negative tests.
  4. Reconcile identities to authoritative HR records and test joiner-mover-leaver, role segregation and privileged event reviews.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. 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. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

C:

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.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 873

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which follow-up result would BEST substantiate that the remediation operates effectively?

  1. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements.
  2. Controlled cryptographic and recovery tests show protected secrets and authorized decryption while revoked access fails.
  3. Dated custody logs and matching evidence hashes permit reproducible analysis from protected originals and controlled copies.
  4. Access sampling and observed environmental or failover tests demonstrate restricted entry and timely corrective response.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that ransomware response starts but nobody has authority to isolate affected business services. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. This observation would miss the actual evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion fault.

C:

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

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The decisive diagnostic evidence must instead cover evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 874

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which weakness is MOST material to the control objective in this situation?

  1. An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk.
  2. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations.
  3. Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent.
  4. Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations. The described exception is: a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. 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:

An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Exposed administration surfaces and weak segment or endpoint controls can enable unauthorized access and lateral movement. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

Question 875

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which audit procedure would MOST directly validate the suspected control gap?

  1. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned.
  2. Reconcile identities to authoritative HR records and test joiner-mover-leaver, role segregation and privileged event reviews.
  3. Compare intended network and endpoint baselines with live configurations, rule flows and controlled connectivity checks.
  4. Trace selected risks through framework control objectives, accountable owners, implemented safeguards and monitoring results.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. 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 876

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. What would an auditor MOST want to see before accepting the issue as remediated?

  1. Live rule and posture tests deny unauthorized paths while proving required approved service communications still work.
  2. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements.
  3. A maintained risk-control matrix and independent operating tests show assigned controls meet defined security outcomes.
  4. Access sampling and observed environmental or failover tests demonstrate restricted entry and timely corrective response.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a breach playbook omits legal reporting and external notification decisions. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

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

Question 877

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. What is the MOST defensible risk conclusion from the observed condition?

  1. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations.
  2. Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent.
  3. Sensitive information can leave controlled boundaries when classification, inspection coverage or response is incomplete.
  4. Poor collection integrity or chain of custody can undermine forensic reliability and accountability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations. The described exception is: responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. 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:

Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

C:

Sensitive information can leave controlled boundaries when classification, inspection coverage or response is incomplete. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Poor collection integrity or chain of custody can undermine forensic reliability and accountability. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 878

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. 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?

  1. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned.
  2. Reconcile identities to authoritative HR records and test joiner-mover-leaver, role segregation and privileged event reviews.
  3. Inspect seizure, imaging, hash verification, timestamp handling and custody transfers against approved forensic procedures.
  4. Trace representative sensitive data flows against classification rules, DLP enforcement and alert triage.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Trace response exercises and incidents through roles, containment, communication, evidence preservation, recovery and lessons learned. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. 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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

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 879

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which observed evidence is MOST persuasive for a controlled audit follow-up?

  1. Access sampling and observed environmental or failover tests demonstrate restricted entry and timely corrective response.
  2. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements.
  3. Negative transfer tests and investigated alerts show unauthorized disclosure is prevented or promptly detected and contained.
  4. Dated custody logs and matching evidence hashes permit reproducible analysis from protected originals and controlled copies.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. A rehearsed response record shows timely authorized containment, validated recovery and closure of assigned improvements. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that responders overwrite forensic evidence during rapid system restoration. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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

C:

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. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

Question 880

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that an incident is closed before containment and recovery effectiveness are verified. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Which risk statement is BEST supported by the recorded exception?

  1. Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent.
  2. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations.
  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

B:

Correct. Uncoordinated response can worsen damage, jeopardize evidence or miss critical decision and communication obligations. The described exception is: an incident is closed before containment and recovery effectiveness are verified. 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:

Facility access or environmental failure can compromise systems when protective controls and response are absent. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

Encryption may fail to protect information if keys, algorithms, transport or access are poorly governed. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

D:

An unowned or paper-only control framework can create false assurance and unmitigated information risk. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.