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CS0-003 · Question #189

CS0-003 Question #189: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: Any discovered vulnerabilities will not be remediated.. A security analyst's concern is that any discovered vulnerabilities in the OS that is approaching the end-of-life date will not be remediated by the vendor, leaving the system exposed to potential attacks. The other options are not directly related to the security analyst's role

Submitted by amina.ke· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Management

Question

An end-of-life date was announced for a widely used OS. A business-critical function is performed by some machinery that is controlled by a PC, which is utilizing the OS that is approaching the end-of-life date. Which of the following best describes a security analyst's concern?

Options

  • AAny discovered vulnerabilities will not be remediated.
  • BAn outage of machinery would cost the organization money.
  • CSupport will not be available for the critical machinery.
  • DThere are no compensating controls in place for the OS.

Explanation

A security analyst's concern is that any discovered vulnerabilities in the OS that is approaching the end-of-life date will not be remediated by the vendor, leaving the system exposed to potential attacks. The other options are not directly related to the security analyst's role or responsibility.

Topics

#End-of-life software#Vulnerability management#Patching#Risk assessment

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