The greatest risk to an organization's ability to manage QC processes is the lack of policies and procedures that define the QC objectives, standards, methods, roles, and responsibilities. Withoutpolicies and procedures, the QC processes may be inconsistent, ineffective, inefficient, or noncompliant with the relevant regulations and best practices. Policies and procedures provide the foundation and guidance for the QC processes and help to ensure their quality, reliability, and accountability.
References
ISACA CISA Review Manual, 27th Edition, page 253
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The IS auditor's first course of action should be to verify the results of the critical automatic calculations made by the system to determine the validity of user concerns. This is because the IS auditor needs to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to support the audit findings and conclusions. By verifying the results, the IS auditor can assess whether there are any errors or discrepancies in the system's calculations that could affect the accuracy and reliability of the financial data. The IS auditor can use various techniques to verify the results, such as re-performing the calculations, comparing them with expected values, or tracing them to source documents.

Social engineering is the manipulation of people to perform actions or divulge confidential information. It is a common technique used by attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems or data. Employees who use public social networking sites may be vulnerable to social engineering attacks, such as phishing, baiting, or pretexting, which pose the greatest risk to the organization's security. The other options are not as serious as social engineering, as they relate to web application vulnerabilities, intellectual property rights, and reputation management, which are less likely to compromise the organization's assets or operations. References: CISA Review Manual (Digital Version), Domain 5: Protection of Information Assets, Section 5.3 Security Awareness Training1

The condition that would be of most concern to an IS auditor assessing the risk of a successful brute force attack against encrypted data at rest is short key length. A brute force attack is a method of breaking encryption by trying all possible combinations of keys until finding the correct one. The shorter the key length, the easier it is for an attacker to guess or crack the encryption. Random key generation, use of symmetric encryption, and use of asymmetric encryption are not conditions that would increase the risk of a successful brute force attack. In fact, random key generation can enhance security by preventing predictable patterns in key selection. Symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption are different types of encryption that have their own advantages and disadvantages, but neither is inherently more vulnerable to brute force attacks than the other. References: CISA Review Manual (Digital Version): Chapter 5 - Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience