nerdexam
EC-Council

312-50V11 · Question #393

Which United States legislation mandates that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must sign statements verifying the completeness and accuracy of financial reports?

The correct answer is A. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires corporate executives to personally certify the accuracy of financial statements, creating legal accountability for financial reporting.

Information Security and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Question

Which United States legislation mandates that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must sign statements verifying the completeness and accuracy of financial reports?

Options

  • ASarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
  • BGramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • CFair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
  • DFederal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    95% (40)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires corporate executives to personally certify the accuracy of financial statements, creating legal accountability for financial reporting.

ASarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)Correct

SOX Section 302 specifically requires the CEO and CFO to personally certify in each annual and quarterly report that the financial statements fairly present the company's financial condition. This personal certification creates criminal liability for executives who knowingly sign false reports, making it the only U.S. law with this specific executive attestation requirement.

BGramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

GLBA focuses on protecting consumers' personal financial information held by financial institutions, not executive certification of financial reports.

CFair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

FACTA addresses consumer credit report accuracy and identity theft prevention, not executive financial statement certification.

DFederal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

FISMA governs information security programs for federal agencies and contractors, not corporate financial reporting requirements.

Concept tested: SOX CEO/CFO financial statement certification requirement

Source: https://www.sec.gov/rules/final/33-8124.htm

Topics

#Sarbanes-Oxley#SOX#compliance#financial reporting

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 312-50V11 Practice