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Ross Article
Hamaker Article
Wiederkehr Article
Bagranoff and Vendrzyk Article
Wier, Hunton, and Beeler Article
CPE Quiz #
74
Based on Information Systems Control Journal Volume 5, 2000
A passing score of 75 percent qualifies for one (1) hour of CISA/CISM/CGEIT Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit
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Ross Article1. A key feature of recent US legislation regarding electronic signatures is that digital signatures are required to make electronic signatures valid and binding. This is important, since digital signatures serve to authenticate a document by a unique hashing algorithm and serve as a key non-repudiation control.
2. Electronic signatures are significant, in that one no longer needs to be present or accounted for to sign a document.
Hamaker Article3. Hardware and software infrastructure is considered a primary component of IT governance, in the opinion of the author.
4. Most organizations have an accurate assessment of their total expenditure on IT infrastructure, in part due to effective automated accounting systems and detailed IT department budgets.
5. Consultants are often advantageous when compiling an IT infrastructure inventory. Objectivity, expediency and defraying of political tensions are all reasons to use consultants in this type of project.
6. IT application inventories are generally considered valuable for orientation of new employees, executives and consultants.
Wiederkehr Article7. The author describes his company's implementation of the COBIT framework with regard to both existing and new systems. Positive experiences arose from the use of COBIT, as expressed by IT, the audit department and users of IT systems.
Bagranoff and Vendrzyk Article8. IS auditors identified in the authors' survey suggested that theirs was a fairly new industry in the early 1990s. However, the survey of large public accounting firms suggests that this field is an important growth area for the firms today, and that IS auditing is growing much more rapidly than other auditing services.
9. Extensive use of data analysis tools (i.e., CAATs) was a feature of financial audit functions in the early 1990s, since IS audit organizations helped facilitate early adoption of this technology by most large financial audit firms.
10. Major IS audit services forecasted for delivery by Big Five firms in the future, as identified by survey respondents, include: real-time assurance, business continuity assurance and privacy and security assurance.
Wier, Hunton, and Beeler Article11. The authors identified a strong correlation between accounting degrees and promotions among IS auditors. IS auditors with accounting degrees were promoted from staff to senior significantly more rapidly (approximately 15 percent less time) than those with pure IS degrees.
12. The authors identified a strong correlation between advanced degrees and promotions among IS auditors. IS auditors with advanced (i.e., Master's) degrees were promoted significantly more rapidly (approximately 20 percent less time) than those without an advanced degree.
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