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CAS-005 · Question #338

A security technician is investigating a system that tracks inventory via a batch update each night. The technician is concerned that the system poses a risk to the business, as errors are occasionall

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Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

A security technician is investigating a system that tracks inventory via a batch update each night. The technician is concerned that the system poses a risk to the business, as errors are occasionally generated and reported inventory appears incorrect. The following output log is provided:

The technician reviews the output of the batch job and discovers that the inventory was never less than zero, and the final inventory was 100 rather than 60. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue?

Options

  • AEnsure that the application is using memory-safe functions to prevent integer overflows.
  • BRecommend thread-safe processes in the code to eliminate race conditions.
  • CRequire the developers to include exception handlers to accommodate out-of-bounds results.
  • DMove the batch processing from client side to server side to remove client processing

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