ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) Practice Question
While preparing for a new assessment of an enterprise messaging platform, you receive the three most recent audit reports for that system. To uncover systemic control weaknesses that should influence the upcoming audit scope, which analytical approach provides the greatest value?
Focus on high-severity findings that were already closed within the prescribed service-level agreement.
Determine which audit team members authored each historical finding to assign accountability for past oversights.
Compile a list of unique deficiencies from the most recent report and ignore earlier audits to reduce analysis time.
Compare findings across all past reports to identify controls that were repeatedly rated deficient or partially remediated.
Evaluating earlier assessments for patterns is central to the preparation phase. By correlating findings across multiple reports, the audit team can spot controls that have repeatedly failed or remained only partially remediated. Such trend analysis highlights persistent gaps and lets auditors focus testing on areas with the highest likelihood of continued non-compliance. Examining just the latest report, assigning blame to individual auditors, or concentrating on issues already closed does not reveal recurring deficiencies and therefore adds limited value when scoping the new engagement.
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ISC2 Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
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