CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional

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A large manufacturing organization plans to purchase an industrial machine system to manufacture a new product line. The system contains software supplied to the vendor by a third-party organization. The manufacturing organization faces high financial risk when beginning production. What action should it take before the purchase to reduce its financial risk in the new venture?

Explanation

Independent testing by an accredited software-testing organization provides objective evidence that the third-party software has been thoroughly evaluated before it is deployed in a production-critical machine system. This reduces the likelihood of defects or weaknesses causing costly production disruption after purchase.

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