A long-term IS employee with a strong technical background
and broad managerial experience has applied for a vacant
position in the IS audit department. Determining whether to
hire this individual for this position should be based on
the individual's experience and:
A. the length of service since this will help ensure
technical competence.
B. age as training in audit techniques may be impractical.
C. IS knowledge since this will bring enhanced credibility
to the audit function.
D. ability, as an IS auditor, to be independent of existing
IS relationships.
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Answer: D
Independence should be continually assessed by the auditor
and management. This assessment should consider such factors
as changes in personal relationships, financial interests
and prior job assignments and responsibilities. The fact
that the employee has worked in IS for many years may not in
itself ensure credibility. The audit department's needs
should be defined and any candidate should be evaluated
against those requirements. In addition, the length of
service will not ensure technical competency, and evaluating
an individual's qualifications based on the age of the
individual is not a good criterion and is illegal in many
parts of the world.
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D. ability, as an IS auditor, to be independent of existing
IS relationships.
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