CompTIA Security+ Question D-34

Peter is the accounts payable agent for ABC Company. Peter has been performing accounts payable function for the ABC Company without any supervision. Management has noticed several new accounts without billing invoices that were paid. Which of the following is the BEST management option for review of the new accounts?

A. Mandatory vacation
B. Job rotation
C. Separation of duties
D. Replacement

Answer: A

Explanation:
A mandatory vacation policy requires all users to take time away from work to refresh. Mandatory vacation give the employee a chance to refresh, but it also gives the company a chance to make sure that others can fill in any gaps in skills and satisfies the need to have replication or duplication at all levels. Mandatory vacations also provide an opportunity to discover fraud. In this case mandatory vacations can allow the company to review all the new accounts.