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CPA · Question 44 · Area III: SOC Engagements
A service organization provides a cloud-based data warehouse. A user entity auditor wants to know if the data in the warehouse is accurate and complete. Which Trust Services Criteria category is MOST relevant?
A service organization provides a cloud-based data warehouse. A user entity auditor wants to know if the data in the warehouse is accurate and complete. Which Trust Services Criteria category is MOST relevant?
Answer options:
A.
Security
B.
Availability
C.
Processing Integrity
D.
Confidentiality
How to approach this question
Map the goal (Accuracy/Completeness) to the TSC. Security=Access, Avail=Uptime, PI=Accuracy, Conf=Secrecy, Priv=Personal Data.
Full Answer
C.Processing Integrity✓ Correct
C
Processing Integrity refers to the completeness, validity, accuracy, timeliness, and authorization of system processing. This is the correct criteria for data accuracy questions.
Common mistakes
Assuming Security covers accuracy.
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