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CISA EXAM-Certified Information Systems Auditor
LATEST 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: A company plans to have automated data feeds from third-party service providers
into enterprise data warehousing.
Which of the following is the best way to prevent receiving bad data?
A. Implement business rules to reject invalid data
B. Purchase data cleanup tools from reputable suppliers
C. Appointment of data quality representatives within the company
D. Get the error code for the data feed indicating the failure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A.
Implement business rules to reject invalid data
Question: Which of the following is most helpful for information systems auditors when
evaluating control effectiveness?
A. Have interview communication with the management level
B. Results of control test
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C. Control self-assessment
D. Control matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Results of control test
Question: Due to cost constraints, the company postponed the replacement date for
supporting core application hardware.
Which of the following is the biggest risk?
A. The final replacement cost may be higher
B. System availability may be affected
C. Maintenance costs may increase
D. May not be upgraded in the future - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. System availability may be
affected
Question: The information systems auditor is reviewing the maintenance contract for a core
banking application.
Which of the following can minimize the impact of bankruptcy of application vendors?
A. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
B. Liability Agreement
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C. Third Party Hosting Agreement
D. Force Majeure Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Third Party Hosting Agreement
Question: Which of the following is the most appropriate indicator of the effectiveness of
change management?
A. The interval between the change and the document material update
B. Number of accidents caused by the change
C. Number of system software changes
D. The interval between configuration changes and record updates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
Number of accidents caused by the change
Question: Identify the most critical element from the following for the successful
implementation and ongoing regular maintenance of an information security policy. [BAC]
A.Management support and approval for the information security policy
B. Understanding of the information security policy by all appropriate parties
C. Punitive actions for any violation of information security rules
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D. Stringent access control monitoring of information security rules - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
An information security policy comprises of processes, procedures, and rules in an organization.
The most important aspect of a successful implementation of an information security policy is
the assimilation by all appropriate parties such as employees, service providers, and business
partners. Punitive actions for any violations are related to the education and awareness of the
policy.
Question: Fair Lending has implemented a disaster recovery plan. Andrew, CFO of Fair Lending,
wants to ensure that the implemented plan is adequate. Identify the immediate next step from
the following.
Initiate the Full Operational Test
Initiate the Desk-based Evaluation
Initiate the Preparedness Test
Socialize with the Senior Management and Obtain Sponsorship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. The
immediate next step to evaluate the adequacy of a disaster recovery plan once it has been
implemented is to conduct a desk-based evaluation which is also known as a paper test. The
paper test involves walking through the plan and discussion on what might happen in a
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CISA EXAM-Certified Information Systems Auditor
LATEST 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: A company plans to have automated data feeds from third-party service providers
into enterprise data warehousing.
Which of the following is the best way to prevent receiving bad data?
A. Implement business rules to reject invalid data
B. Purchase data cleanup tools from reputable suppliers
C. Appointment of data quality representatives within the company
D. Get the error code for the data feed indicating the failure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A.
Implement business rules to reject invalid data
Question: Which of the following is most helpful for information systems auditors when
evaluating control effectiveness?
A. Have interview communication with the management level
B. Results of control test
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C. Control self-assessment
D. Control matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Results of control test
Question: Due to cost constraints, the company postponed the replacement date for
supporting core application hardware.
Which of the following is the biggest risk?
A. The final replacement cost may be higher
B. System availability may be affected
C. Maintenance costs may increase
D. May not be upgraded in the future - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. System availability may be
affected
Question: The information systems auditor is reviewing the maintenance contract for a core
banking application.
Which of the following can minimize the impact of bankruptcy of application vendors?
A. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
B. Liability Agreement
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C. Third Party Hosting Agreement
D. Force Majeure Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Third Party Hosting Agreement
Question: Which of the following is the most appropriate indicator of the effectiveness of
change management?
A. The interval between the change and the document material update
B. Number of accidents caused by the change
C. Number of system software changes
D. The interval between configuration changes and record updates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
Number of accidents caused by the change
Question: Identify the most critical element from the following for the successful
implementation and ongoing regular maintenance of an information security policy. [BAC]
A.Management support and approval for the information security policy
B. Understanding of the information security policy by all appropriate parties
C. Punitive actions for any violation of information security rules
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D. Stringent access control monitoring of information security rules - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
An information security policy comprises of processes, procedures, and rules in an organization.
The most important aspect of a successful implementation of an information security policy is
the assimilation by all appropriate parties such as employees, service providers, and business
partners. Punitive actions for any violations are related to the education and awareness of the
policy.
Question: Fair Lending has implemented a disaster recovery plan. Andrew, CFO of Fair Lending,
wants to ensure that the implemented plan is adequate. Identify the immediate next step from
the following.
Initiate the Full Operational Test
Initiate the Desk-based Evaluation
Initiate the Preparedness Test
Socialize with the Senior Management and Obtain Sponsorship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. The
immediate next step to evaluate the adequacy of a disaster recovery plan once it has been
implemented is to conduct a desk-based evaluation which is also known as a paper test. The
paper test involves walking through the plan and discussion on what might happen in a
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