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CISA Practice Question: Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
Which of the following is a key control during the deployment phase of a system development life cycle?
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Rollback plan
The deployment phase should include a rollback plan to revert to the previous state if the new system fails. This is a critical control to minimize downtime and data loss.
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Rollback plan
Why this is correct
A rollback plan is essential during deployment to ensure the ability to revert if issues arise.
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Code review
Why it's wrong here
Code review is a development phase control.
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Threat modeling
Why it's wrong here
Threat modeling is typically performed during the design phase.
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User acceptance testing (UAT)
Why it's wrong here
UAT is conducted before deployment, during the testing phase.
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