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CISM · Question #538
Which of the following activities is BEST performed by someone other than the system administrator to ensure the separation of duties?
The correct answer is D. Monitoring system utilization. Monitoring system utilization is an audit function that should be kept independent of the system administrator’s duties, ensuring oversight and preventing the administrator from hiding misuse of
Submitted by tom_us· Apr 18, 2026Information Security Program
Question
Which of the following activities is BEST performed by someone other than the system administrator to ensure the separation of duties?
Options
- ARemoving system logs
- BUsing system utilities
- CDefining system recovery procedures
- DMonitoring system utilization
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A8% (3)
- B3% (1)
- C16% (6)
- D74% (28)
Explanation
Monitoring system utilization is an audit function that should be kept independent of the system administrator’s duties, ensuring oversight and preventing the administrator from hiding misuse of
Topics
#Separation of Duties#Internal Controls#System Administration#Security Operations
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