A project has been established in a large bank to develop a new secure online banking platform. Half way through the development it was discovered that a key piece of software used as part of the…

The correct answer is C. Stakeholders. When a newly discovered vulnerability potentially invalidates a core component of an in-progress project, stakeholders must be contacted first. Stakeholders have the authority and responsibility to make decisions about project scope, timeline, budget, and risk acceptance. They…

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Question

A project has been established in a large bank to develop a new secure online banking platform. Half way through the development it was discovered that a key piece of software used as part of the base platform is now susceptible to recently published exploits. Who should be contacted FIRST by the project team to discuss potential changes to the platform requirements?

Options

AEngineers
BFacilities Manager
CStakeholders
DHuman Resources

How the community answered

(32 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
3% (1)
C
84% (27)
D
9% (3)

Explanation

When a newly discovered vulnerability potentially invalidates a core component of an in-progress project, stakeholders must be contacted first. Stakeholders have the authority and responsibility to make decisions about project scope, timeline, budget, and risk acceptance. They need to be informed of the issue and consulted before any platform requirement changes are made. Engineers (A) are implementers, not decision-makers. A Facilities Manager (B) has no relevance to a software platform vulnerability. Human Resources (D) is unrelated to technical platform decisions. Changes of this magnitude require stakeholder authorization.

Topics

#vulnerability management#stakeholder escalation#project risk#change management

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