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Auditing IQ

Questions:

1
(T/F) The audit trail can be tweaked by a DBA and still provide relevant data.
2
(T/F) Auditing is complicated by multiple databases.
3
(T/F) Auditing began when Sarbanes-Oxley was passed.
4
(T/F) Auditing trails are automatically consolidated into a central database by disparate systems.

Answers:

1
False. Without database management software specifically created to consolidate audit trails from multiple databases, each database maintains its unique audit trail.
2
True. The more disparate databases in operation, the greater the number of distinct audit trails to be collected and consolidated.
3
False. Sarbanes-Oxley, FDA 21 CFR Part 11 HIPAA brought attention to the importance of controlling user access to information. However, many organizations tracked user activity in the past.
4
False. The protection and purity of the audit trail is of paramount importance. If it is not pristine, it cannot be trusted.

If you answered all four correctly, applaud yourself as a database demagogue. Many organizations know that auditing is necessary and thus expend time and energy consolidating and managing audit trails. GridApp Systems offers the solution to auditing and compliance: GridApp ClarityTM.

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