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Practice CPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 5Question 52

Easy1 markMultiple Choice

Area II: SecuritySecurity TestingHuman FactorArea II

CPA · Question 52 · Area II: Security

During a security walkthrough, an auditor notices that employees are writing passwords on sticky notes attached to their monitors. Which control is failing?

Answer options:

A.

Password Complexity Settings

B.

Firewall Configuration

C.

Security Awareness Training

D.

Encryption

How to approach this question

Identify the human element failure.

Full Answer

C.Security Awareness Training✓ Correct

Security Awareness Training

Writing passwords down is a behavioral issue addressed by training and culture (Security Awareness).

Common mistakes

Blaming the password policy (though it might be a contributing factor, the direct control failure is awareness).

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