HJK is a publishing company that employs several hundred staff A member of the company's IT Security Department contacted 30 members of HJK's staff selected at random, and told each one that his or her computer appeared to be infected with a virus The staff members were asked to provide their login details and corporate passwords so that IT Security could remove the virus remotely A total of six members of staff provided this information.
Which TWO of the following statements are correct?
YY is a company which generates electricity from alternative energy sources It has just begun constructing a wind farm near a well-known beauty spot The protect has been controversial as campaigners say it will be noisy and unsightly.
The campaigners took legal action but lost the case Some of them have started a campaign of direct action against YY and are physically blocking roads leading to the site and attempting to intimidate YY's staff
YY has hired a security company to help it to protect its staff
Which of the following statements are view in relation to the ethics of this scenario''
Select ALL that apply.
Achieving the budget is often used as a good performance measure. However, there are problems with budgets which may mean they are not always good measures of performance.
Which TWO of the following statements about budgets suggest that they should not always be used to measure performance?
Y Company wishes to recruit an employee who will have responsibility for the receipt and handling of cash
From the point of view of the internal auditor which THREE of the following would be most likely to provide useful information about the candidate"?
A company is keen to avoid becoming a victim to malware. Which TWO of the following techniques would be valid responses to this threat?
The management of U is reviewing internal controls throughout the company. It has noted the following:-
1. In the trade receivables section, journal adjustments are made by the clerks, without any reference to their supervisor. Journal adjustments may relate to sales returns, discounts allowed, or transfers between accounts.
2. In the purchasing department, the purchasing manager selects and approves all suppliers, as they are the only person with sufficient experience to do so. They use a very limited number of suppliers because they can rely on these suppliers to provide goods of the quality required at a competitive price. They do not keep any documents in relation to negotiations with other potential suppliers or other quotes obtained.
In relation to the above, which of the following statements are valid?
R is a company running gas-fired power stations in Western Europe. The Risk Committee has just received a report that a power station built to the same design and specification in a developing country has recently collapsed. The causes of the collapse are unclear, but if something similar were to happen in Europe the consequences for R could be catastrophic.
Which of the following actions being considered by the Risk Committee are ethical?
The internal audit department should always give a report at the end of its audit. This report is intended to be useful and help the company going forward. The report should always include any recommendations for improvements. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
X has just set up a small public relations company. The company is growing last and already has eight employees. X"s accountant has said she needs to make sure she has good internal controls.
X disagrees and says that there are very few issues that could cause weaknesses in internal control in her type of business.
Which THREE of the following statements are correct?
You have been assigned the role of lead internal auditor. Your task is to carry out the annual assessment of the production line maintenance department.
When planning for this audit, which of the following must be completed?
