This CAS-004 practice question tests your understanding of governance, risk, and compliance. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An organization is implementing a vendor risk management program and is reviewing a contract that includes a right-to-audit clause. Which THREE of the following are common elements that should be verified during such an audit? (Select THREE.)
Employee satisfaction surveys
Why wrong: Not relevant to security audit.
Vendor's financial stability
Why wrong: Financial stability is not typically part of a security audit.
Access control mechanisms
Access controls are critical to protect data.
Incident response procedures
Vendor should have documented incident response processes.
Data encryption practices
Encryption is a key security control to verify.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Access control mechanisms
Right-to-audit allows the customer to verify vendor compliance. Common audit areas include security controls, data handling, incident response, and access controls.
Key principle: OSPF neighbour adjacency depends on matching area, hello/dead timers, network type, and authentication — IP reachability alone is not enough.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Employee satisfaction surveys
Why it's wrong here
Not relevant to security audit.
Vendor's financial stability
Why it's wrong here
Financial stability is not typically part of a security audit.
Access control mechanisms
Why this is correct
Access controls are critical to protect data.
Related concept
OSPF neighbours must agree on key parameters.
Incident response procedures
Why this is correct
Vendor should have documented incident response processes.
Related concept
OSPF neighbours must agree on key parameters.
Data encryption practices
Why this is correct
Encryption is a key security control to verify.
Related concept
OSPF neighbours must agree on key parameters.
Common exam traps
OSPF neighbour formation depends on matching areas, timers, network type, authentication and passive-interface behaviour. Do not choose an answer only because the devices can ping.
Detailed technical explanation
OSPF questions usually test the details that control adjacency and route selection. Read the neighbour state, area, router ID and interface configuration before deciding what is wrong.
Key takeaway
OSPF neighbour adjacency depends on matching area, hello/dead timers, network type, and authentication — IP reachability alone is not enough.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the CAS-004 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. OSPF neighbour adjacency depends on matching area, hello/dead timers, network type, and authentication — IP reachability alone is not enough. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
What to study next
Review OSPF neighbour requirements — matching area type, hello and dead timers, network type, stub flags, and authentication. Study show ip ospf neighbor states (INIT, 2-WAY, FULL). Then practise related CAS-004 OSPF questions on adjacency and route selection.
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance — This question tests Governance, Risk, and Compliance — OSPF neighbours must agree on key parameters..
The correct answer is: Access control mechanisms — Right-to-audit allows the customer to verify vendor compliance. Common audit areas include security controls, data handling, incident response, and access controls.
Review OSPF neighbour requirements — matching area type, hello and dead timers, network type, stub flags, and authentication. Study show ip ospf neighbor states (INIT, 2-WAY, FULL). Then practise related CAS-004 OSPF questions on adjacency and route selection.
OSPF neighbours must agree on key parameters.
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