IIA-CIA-PART1 · Question #215
In which of the following ways can a whistleblower hotline serve as a prevent
The correct answer is C. Third parties who operate the hotline ensure anonymity for whistle blowers. D Whistleblower tips. Option C is correct because anonymity is the mechanism that makes the hotline preventive - when employees know they can report misconduct without fear of retaliation, potential wrongdoers are deterred from acting in the first place. The knowledge that colleagues can safely tip…
Question
In which of the following ways can a whistleblower hotline serve as a prevent
Options
- Aative control? 3
- CThird parties who operate the hotline ensure anonymity for whistle blowers. D Whistleblower tips
- DBetter investigation protocols are triggered by the whistleblower hotline.
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A11% (4)
- C84% (31)
- D5% (2)
Explanation
Option C is correct because anonymity is the mechanism that makes the hotline preventive - when employees know they can report misconduct without fear of retaliation, potential wrongdoers are deterred from acting in the first place. The knowledge that colleagues can safely tip off investigators discourages misconduct before it occurs, which is the defining characteristic of a preventive control.
Option D describes a detective/corrective control, not preventive - investigation protocols are triggered after a report is received, meaning wrongdoing has already occurred or is suspected; responding to events is not prevention.
Option A appears garbled in this version of the question and does not present a coherent distractor to evaluate.
Memory tip: Think "P = Before, D = After." A Preventive control stops the bad act; a Detective control finds it once it has happened. Anonymity removes the fear of retaliation → fewer people attempt misconduct → prevention. Launching an investigation is always a reaction, making it detective by definition.
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