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712-50 · Question #97

When a critical vulnerability has been discovered on production systems and needs to be fixed immediately, what is the BEST approach for a CISO to mitigate the vulnerability under tight budget…

The correct answer is C. Deploy countermeasures and compensating controls until the budget is available. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

When a critical vulnerability has been discovered on production systems and needs to be fixed immediately, what is the BEST approach for a CISO to mitigate the vulnerability under tight budget constraints?

Options

  • ATransfer financial resources from other critical programs
  • BTake the system off line until the budget is available
  • CDeploy countermeasures and compensating controls until the budget is available
  • DSchedule an emergency meeting and request the funding to fix the issue

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    16% (7)
  • C
    73% (32)
  • D
    5% (2)

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