A failure in an organization's IT system build process has resulted in several computers on the network missing the corporate endpoint detection and response (EDR) software. Which of the following…

EDR software is a critical control designed to detect and respond to malicious activities on endpoints. Its absence directly means that the capability to identify and mitigate threats on affected machines is severely compromised, posing an immediate security risk to the organization.

Multiple corporate build images might be the root cause, but the immediate concern is the consequence of that cause, which is the lack of detection.

The build process not being followed is the root cause, but the immediate risk concern is the resulting vulnerability and lack of detection.

Documentation not being updated is a process issue, but it's not the immediate security risk that missing EDR software presents.