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A company's staff all use the same simple password for the accounting system, and former employees' accounts remain active. Which category of control weakness does this MOST directly represent?

This is a weakness in logical access controls. Shared simple passwords and active accounts of leavers mean unauthorised people can access the accounting system. Environmental controls deal with physical hazards, and backup arrangements deal with recovery, so neither describes the problem.

  1. AWeak logical access controlsCorrect
  2. BInadequate physical environmental controls
  3. CPoor backup and recovery arrangements

Explanation

Passwords and account management are logical access controls that restrict who can use systems and data. Physical environmental controls concern things like fire and power, and backup relates to recovery after data loss.

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