Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Question:

Download Job Interview Questions and Answers PDF

An IS auditor reviewing database controls discovered that changes to the database during normal working hours were handled through a standard set of procedures. However, changes made after normal hours required only an abbreviated number of steps. In this situation, which of the following would be considered an adequate set of compensating controls?

CISA Interview Question
CISA Interview Question

Answer:

1. Allow changes to be made only with the DBA user account.
2. Make changes to the database after granting access to a normal user account
3. Use the DBA user account to make changes, log the changes and review the change log the following day.
4. Use the normal user account to make changes, log the changes and review the change log the following day.

Answer: 3

Download CISA Interview Questions And Answers PDF

Previous QuestionNext Question
A retail company recently installed data warehousing client software at geographically diverse sites. Due to time zone differences between the sites, updates to the warehouse are not synchronized. Which of the following will be affected the MOST?Which of the following represents the GREATEST potential risk in an EDI environment?