Your organization is selecting a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) workflow application that will process sensitive customer data and be deployed for at least five years. The security team has compiled data on each vendor. To minimize the organization's long-term exposure to newly discovered vulnerabilities, which of the following characteristics should weigh MOST heavily in the procurement decision?
The software's third-party dependency management and supply-chain controls
The software's compliance with secure development lifecycle methodologies
The implementation of cryptographic standards and key-management protocols
The vendor's patch management and vulnerability disclosure process
COTS procurement is not a one-time event; vulnerabilities will continue to surface throughout the product's life. A vendor that maintains a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program and delivers tested patches within defined service-level targets enables the customer to remediate risk promptly, shrinking attackers' window of opportunity. Although secure SDLC certification, strong cryptographic implementation, and rigorous third-party dependency controls are valuable, they cannot compensate for an unresponsive vendor that fails to announce and fix defects after release.
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