An organization wants to classify database tables according to its data classification scheme.
From an IS auditor's perspective, the tables should be classified based on the:
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A. B. C. D.D.
As an IS auditor, when classifying database tables based on the organization's data classification scheme, the tables should be classified based on the specific functional contents of each single table, which is option D.
The reason for this is that the classification of tables should be based on the sensitivity of the data they contain, and this sensitivity is typically related to the specific functional contents of each table. For example, a table containing customer credit card information would be considered more sensitive than a table containing product inventory information.
Option A, the number of end-users with access to the table, is not necessarily a good indicator of the sensitivity of the data in the table. For example, a table containing highly sensitive financial information might only be accessed by a few users, but the data is still sensitive.
Option B, the frequency of updates to the table, is also not necessarily a good indicator of the sensitivity of the data in the table. For example, a table containing customer names and addresses might be updated frequently, but the data is not necessarily sensitive.
Option C, the descriptions of column names in the table, may provide some insight into the sensitivity of the data in the table, but it is not as reliable as classifying based on the specific functional contents of each single table. Column names can be misleading or not accurately reflect the sensitivity of the data in the table.
Therefore, from an IS auditor's perspective, the tables should be classified based on the specific functional contents of each single table to ensure that the data classification scheme accurately reflects the sensitivity of the data contained in the tables.