Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — Question 221

Which of the following should be the GREATEST concern to an IS auditor reviewing an organization’s job scheduling practices?

Answer options

• A. Job dependencies are undefined
• B. Job processing procedures are missing
• C. Most jobs are run manually
• D. Jobs are executed during working hours

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The greatest concern for an IS auditor is that job dependencies are undefined because this can lead to significant issues such as failures or data integrity problems when jobs are executed in the wrong order. While missing job processing procedures, manual job runs, and jobs executed during working hours are concerns, they do not pose as critical a risk to the overall job scheduling integrity as undefined dependencies do.