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,The internal audit C.
department has written
some scripts that are used
for continuous auditing
of some information
systems. The IT
department has asked
for copies of the scripts
so that they can use
them for setting up a
continuous monitoring
process on key systems.
Would sharing these
scripts with IT affect the
ability of the IS auditors to
independently and
objectively audit the IT
function?
Select an answer:
A.
Sharing the scripts is not
permitted because it
would give IT the ability
to pre-audit systems
and avoid an accurate,
comprehensive audit.
B.
Sharing the scripts is
required because IT must
have the ability to
review all programs and
software that runs on IS
systems
regardless of audit
independence.
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,A. The ability of IT to to review the effectiveness of the scripts themselves,
continuously monitor and but they can still audit the systems.
address
any issues D. An audit of an IS system would encompass more
on IT than just the controls covered in the scripts.
systems
would not
affect the
ability of IS
audit to
perform a
comprehen
sive audit.
B. Sharing
the scripts
may be
required by
policy for
the sake of
quality
assurance
and
configurati
on
managem
ent, but
that would
not impair
the ability
to audit.
CORRECT C.
IS audit can
still review
all aspects
of the
systems.
They may
not be able
3/105
, Sharing the scripts is
permissible as long as IT recognizes that audits may still be conducted in areas not covered in the scripts.
D.
Sharing the scripts is not permitted because it
would mean that the
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