Question

The office manager reviews the staff _______ periodically to determine if any unauthorized information was accessed. A. authorization checks B. audit trail C. user name verification D. audit check

Answer 1

(B) Audit Trail

An audit trail (also called audit log) is a security-relevant consecutive record, set of documents, and/or target and origin of records that produce documentary proof of the series of actions that have changed at any time a particular operation, method, or experience.

Answer 2

The correct option is B.
Audit trail refers to a security record which provide documentary evidence of the activities that affect specific operations in the office environment. Basically, the audit trail report shows the people who had accessed a computer system, the time the computer was accessed and the operations that were performed. Audit trail keeps records of how people in an organisation are using a shared computer system.