In 2007,a Major U

question 17

Multiple Choice

In 2007,a major U.S.financial institution hired a security firm to attempt to compromise its computer network.A week later,the firm reported that it had successfully entered the system without apparent detection and presented an analysis of the vulnerabilities that had been found.This is an example of a

• A) preventive control.
• B) detective control.
• C) corrective control.
• D) standard control.

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Definitions:

Trading Securities

Financial assets such as stocks and bonds held by an investor with the intent of selling them in the short term to profit from price fluctuations.

Unrealized Gains

Profits that have been achieved on paper due to an investment increasing in value but have not yet been cashed in by selling the asset.

Fair Value

A measurement of the price at which an asset or liability could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Held-To-Maturity Securities

Held-to-maturity securities are financial assets purchased with the intent and ability to hold them until a specified maturity date, typically including certain kinds of bonds.