Reviewing Code Quality for Enhanced Security
Question
An analysis of an organization's security breach is complete.
The results indicate that the quality of the code used for updates to its primary customer-facing software has been declining and security flaws were introduced.
The FIRST IT governance action to correct this problem should be to review:
Answers
Explanations
Click on the arrows to vote for the correct answer
A. B. C. D.A.
The correct answer is B. the change management control framework.
Explanation:
The security breach was caused by declining code quality and introduction of security flaws through updates to primary customer-facing software. This indicates that there is a problem with the organization's change management process. The change management process is responsible for managing all changes to IT infrastructure and ensuring that changes are made in a controlled and secure manner. This includes testing, validation, and approval of changes before they are implemented.
Therefore, the FIRST IT governance action to correct this problem should be to review the change management control framework. This review should include a thorough analysis of the current change management process, including how changes are identified, evaluated, prioritized, and authorized. Additionally, the review should include an assessment of the change management tools, techniques, and procedures currently in use.
By reviewing the change management control framework, the organization can identify areas of improvement and implement changes to ensure that code updates are thoroughly tested and evaluated for security flaws before being released to production. This will help prevent future security breaches and improve the overall security posture of the organization.
While reviewing the incident response plan (A), compliance with the user testing process (C), and the qualifications of developers to write secure code (D) are all important aspects of IT governance, they are not the FIRST action that should be taken in response to the security breach described in the question. The primary focus should be on reviewing and improving the change management control framework.
