Security administration procedures require read-only access to:
A. access control tables.
B. security log files.
C. logging options.
D. user profiles.
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Answer: B
Security administration procedures require read-only access
to security log files to ensure that, once generated, the
logs are not modified. Logs provide evidence and track
suspicious transactions and activities. Security
administration procedures require write access, to access
control tables to manage and update the privileges according
to authorized business requirements. Logging options require
write access to allow the administrator to update the way
the transactions and user activities are monitored,
captured, stored, processed and reported.
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