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CAS-003 · Question #117

A large company is preparing to merge with a smaller company. The smaller company has been very profitable, but the smaller company's main applications were created in-house. Which of the following…

The correct answer is C. A security assessment should be performed to establish the risks of integration or co- existence. With any merger regardless of the monetary benefit there is always security risks and prior to the merger the security administrator should assess the security risks to as to mitigate these.

Risk Management

Question

A large company is preparing to merge with a smaller company. The smaller company has been very profitable, but the smaller company's main applications were created in-house. Which of the following actions should the large company's security administrator take in preparation for the merger?

Options

  • AA review of the mitigations implemented from the most recent audit findings of the smaller
  • BAn ROI calculation should be performed to determine which company's application should be
  • CA security assessment should be performed to establish the risks of integration or co- existence.
  • DA regression test should be performed on the in-house software to determine security risks

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    73% (22)
  • D
    17% (5)

Explanation

With any merger regardless of the monetary benefit there is always security risks and prior to the merger the security administrator should assess the security risks to as to mitigate these.

Topics

#merger acquisition security#third-party risk#security assessment#application integration

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