ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) Practice Question
While preparing an IT compliance audit for a federal payment platform, you must compile an authoritative list of assets within the approved system boundary. Which document should you consult first to obtain the officially sanctioned inventory of hardware, software, and network components?
The system security plan (SSP) component inventory
The most recent quarterly vulnerability scan report
The system security plan (SSP) maintained by the system owner contains the formally approved description of the system boundary and a comprehensive inventory of all hardware, software, firmware, and interconnections. Because the SSP is version-controlled and signed by key stakeholders, it serves as the authoritative baseline for auditors when establishing scope. Quarterly vulnerability-scan reports do list the assets that were scanned and are useful for validating that the SSP's inventory is up to date, but they represent only a point-in-time snapshot and rely on the baseline documented in the SSP. Help-desk tickets and purchasing records may reference individual assets, yet they are not maintained as complete, authoritative inventories.
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