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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?

A.
Any discovered vulnerabilities will not be remediated.
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A.
Any discovered vulnerabilities will not be remediated.
B.
An outage of machinery would cost the organization money.
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B.
An outage of machinery would cost the organization money.
C.
Support will not be available for the critical machinery
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C.
Support will not be available for the critical machinery
D.
There are no compensating controls in place for the OS.
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D.
There are no compensating controls in place for the OS.
Suggested answer: A

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. Verified

Reference:CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Certification Exam Objectives, page 9, section 2.21

asked 02/10/2024
An Khang Nguyen
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