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CAS-005 · Question #512

After a recent outage, a software engineering company performed an audit of its development processes. The audit findings include the following: - The use of local branches were not enforced for…

The correct answer is B. Architecture and integration review. Architecture and integration review enforces structured development workflows, including branch management, peer reviews, and proper pre-production pipelines. This directly addresses the audit findings and improves software reliability and security.

Submitted by diego_uy· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

After a recent outage, a software engineering company performed an audit of its development processes. The audit findings include the following:

  • The use of local branches were not enforced for software development.
  • Two-person review was not required for merges with production

pipelines.

  • There was a lack of pre-production pipelines and insufficient bake

times between stages. Which of the following changes would best improve the company's practices?

Options

  • ARegression testing
  • BArchitecture and integration review
  • CFormal specification and verification
  • DCoding standards and linting

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    11% (4)
  • B
    81% (30)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Architecture and integration review enforces structured development workflows, including branch management, peer reviews, and proper pre-production pipelines. This directly addresses the audit findings and improves software reliability and security.

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