A large manufacturing organization arranges to buy an industrial machine system to produce a new line of products. The system includes software provided to the vendor by a thirdparty organization.
The financial risk to the manufacturing organization starting production is high. What step should the manufacturing organization take to minimize its financial risk in the new venture prior to the purchase?

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A large manufacturing organization arranges to buy an industrial machine system to produce a new line of products. The system includes software provided to the vendor by a thirdparty organization.

The financial risk to the manufacturing organization starting production is high. What step should the manufacturing organization take to minimize its financial risk in the new venture prior to the purchase?

David Galiata · Accepted Answer

Calculate the possible loss in revenue to the organization due to software bugs and vulnerabilities, and compare that to the system's overall price.

David Galiata · Answer

Hire a performance tester to execute offline tests on a system.

David Galiata · Answer

Place the machine behind a Layer 3 firewall.

David Galiata · Answer

Require that the software be thoroughly tested by an accredited independent software testing company.

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