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Start Information System Auditing Process PracticeAn IS auditor is reviewing a change management process. A developer made an emergency change directly to production without following the standard change approval process. The change was later documented as a normal change. Which control weakness is MOST indicated by this scenario?
Explanation: The developer bypassed the standard change approval process by making an emergency change directly to production, then retroactively documenting it as a normal change. This directly violates the principle of segregation of duties (SoD), as the same individual who implemented the change also controlled the documentation and approval trail, eliminating independent oversight. In a properly segregated environment, developers should not have direct write access to production systems without a separate change authorization and deployment step.
Based on the exhibit, what should the IS auditor MOST likely recommend?
Explanation: The exhibit shows changes classified as 'emergency' bypassing the standard approval process. The IS auditor's primary concern is that emergency changes may be misclassified to avoid proper review, increasing risk. Option D is correct because it addresses the root cause: reviewing the criteria for emergency changes and enforcing proper classification ensures that only truly urgent changes bypass standard controls, while all others follow the required approval path.
An IS auditor is evaluating the effectiveness of an organization's business continuity plan (BCP). Which of the following findings would be of GREATEST concern?
Explanation: The BCP has not been tested in over two years is the greatest concern because testing is the only way to validate that the plan works under real-world conditions. Without recent testing, the organization cannot be confident that recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) are achievable, and any gaps or assumptions in the plan remain undiscovered. ISACA standards recommend testing at least annually, and a two-year gap significantly increases the risk of plan failure during an actual disaster.
During an audit of a financial application, the IS auditor discovers that user access reviews are performed quarterly instead of monthly as required by policy. Which of the following is the BEST initial action for the auditor?
Explanation: The IS auditor's primary role is to assess risk, not to enforce policy blindly. Quarterly reviews may still be acceptable if compensating controls (e.g., automated provisioning/deprovisioning, real-time monitoring, or role-based access controls) effectively reduce the risk of unauthorized access between reviews. Determining the presence and effectiveness of such controls is the best initial action before deciding whether to report noncompliance.
Based on the exhibit, the IS auditor is reviewing access to the payroll folder. Which of the following is the MOST significant finding?
Explanation: Option D is the most significant finding because user jdoe has overlapping permissions from multiple group memberships (e.g., HR_Managers and Payroll_Admin), which can result in unintended cumulative effective permissions. In Windows NTFS, effective permissions are the sum of all allowed permissions from each group, minus any explicit denies, so overlapping group memberships often grant more access than intended, violating the principle of least privilege.
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