A manufacturer buys a smaller rival in 30 days. The CEO wants its network joined to the corporate cloud on day one. Its security posture has never been reviewed. What should the security manager do FIRST? A. Connect it behind a restrictive firewall B. Require it to adopt corporate security policies C. Perform security due diligence on its environment D. Extend cyber insurance to cover its systems (Explain your answer for more points in the comments!) Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A shipping app relies on an open source library whose only maintainer went silent a year ago. A critical flaw is now public and release is in two weeks. Developers want to fork and patch it. What should the security manager do FIRST? A. Approve the fork to keep the release on schedule B. Assess the library's exposure and the alternatives to forking C. Require a software bill of materials for the app D. Block the exploit at the gateway as a compensating control (Explain your answer for more points in the comments!) Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A retailer must move 200 stores to a cloud point of sale over internet links in 60 days. The network team proposes an encrypted overlay so stores cut over as circuits arrive. What should the security manager do FIRST? A. Approve the overlay to keep cutovers on schedule B. Identify the data flows and requirements the design must meet C. Require multifactor authentication on every store tunnel D. Commission a penetration test before the first cutover (Explain your answer for more points in the comments!) Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A marketing team wants three years of customer support transcripts in an overseas AI analytics tool by month end. The transcripts were never classified and have no named owner. What should the security manager do FIRST? A. Approve the upload once the transcripts are anonymized B. Assign a data owner and classify the transcripts C. Require the provider to sign a data processing agreement D. Limit the upload to transcripts older than one year (Explain your answer for more points in the comments!) Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A retailer's payment platform needs a penetration test before a regulator's deadline in six weeks. The platform team offers to test it themselves. What is the MOST appropriate response from the security manager? A. Accept the offer and review the resulting report yourself B. Engage an independent tester and agree scope and rules of engagement C. Run a vulnerability scan first to fix known defects D. Postpone testing until open platform findings are remediated (Explain your answer for more points in the comments!) Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!