The development of an IS security policy is ultimately the
responsibility of the:
A. IS department.
B. security committee.
C. security administrator.
D. board of directors.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
Normally the designing of an information systems security
policy is the responsibility of top management or the board
of directors. The IS department is responsible for the
execution of the policy, having no authority in framing the
policy. The security committee also functions within the
broad security policy framed by the board of directors. The
security administrator is responsible for implementing,
monitoring and enforcing the security rules that management
has established and authorized.
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Which of the following duties would be a concern if performed along with systems administration? A. Maintenance of access rules B. Review of system audit trail C. Data librarian D. Performance monitoring
The MOST significant level of effort for business continuity planning (BCP) generally is required during the: A. testing stage. B. evaluation stage. C. maintenance stage. D. early stages of planning.
An IS auditor is performing an audit of a network operating system. Which of the following is a user feature the IS auditor should review? A. Availability of online network documentation B. Support of terminal access to remote hosts C. Handling file transfer between hosts and inter-user communications D. Performance management, audit and control
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To meet pre-defined criteria, which of the following continuous audit techniques would BEST identify transactions to audit? A. Systems Control Audit Review File and Embedded Audit Modules (SCARF/EAM) B. Continuous and Intermittent Simulation (CIS) C. Integrated Test Facilities (ITF) D. Audit hooks
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Which of the following network topologies yields the GREATEST redundancy in the event of the failure of one node? A. Mesh B. Star C. Ring D. Bus
An organization has been an Internet user for several years and the business plan now calls for initiating e-commerce via web-based transactions. Which of the following will LEAST impact transactions in e-commerce? A. Encryption is required B. Timed authentication is required C. Firewall architecture hides the internal network D. Traffic is exchanged through the firewall at the application layer only