Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — Question 224

An organization's database administrator (DBA) has implemented native database auditing. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern with this situation?

Answer options

• A. Configuration management resilience may be impaired.
• B. Development of supplementary tools for database monitoring may be required.
• C. Production database performance may be negatively affected.
• D. Policy-driven event logging may be impaired.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because native auditing can consume system resources, which may lead to slower database performance. Options A, B, and D are valid concerns but do not pose as significant an impact on the production environment as performance issues do.