Purpose of a Security Audit CT-SEC Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A security team is asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the organization's firewall rules and identify potential misconfigurations. The team plans to compare the current configuration against the organization's security baseline and industry best practices. Which type of evaluation is this?

   • ARisk assessment
   • BPenetration test
   • CVulnerability scan
   • DSecurity audit
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which type of security audit is conducted by an organization's own staff?

   • AInternal audit
   • BRegulatory audit
   • CThird-party audit
   • DExternal audit
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a primary objective of a security audit?

   • ATo replace the need for risk assessments
   • BTo verify compliance with policies and regulations
   • CTo provide real-time threat intelligence
   • DTo design new security controls
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5. 9expert · hard

   A multinational company is planning a security audit to comply with data protection regulations in multiple countries. The audit team has limited resources and must decide which systems to include. The company's customer data is stored in a centralized database, but each country has its own local systems that process this data. The regulations require that all systems processing customer data be audited. What is the most appropriate scope decision?

   • AAudit only the local systems, as they are more likely to have issues
   • BAudit all systems that process customer data, including local systems
   • CAudit a sample of systems from each country to save resources
   • DAudit only the centralized database, as it holds the primary customer data
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Which element is typically included in the scope of a security audit?

   • AThe marketing strategy of the organization
   • BThe personal preferences of the auditors
   • CThe specific applications and network segments to be examined
   • DThe color scheme of the audit report
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