Your cybersecurity team has uncovered a significant flaw in a critical piece of financial software that requires immediate attention. Your organization's security protocols mandate remediation within a very short timeframe, but the software vendor has agreed to deliver patches on a different timeline that extends beyond your internal requirements. What is the most appropriate action to take to ensure compliance with your organization's security protocols without violating the existing external agreement?
Continue normal operations and wait for the vendor's update in accordance with the existing timeline.
Implement a temporary fix until the vendor is able to release the official update.
Immediately renegotiate the terms of the agreement to ensure quicker response times for future patches.
Disregard the organization’s internal remediation timeline in favor of the vendor's schedule.
The most appropriate action in this scenario is to implement a temporary fix to bridge the gap between the discovery of the flaw and the delivery of the vendor's patch. By doing so, the organization remains compliant with its stringent security protocols and maintains the integrity of the external agreement with the software vendor, ensuring legal and procedural adherence. Ignoring internal policies or merely waiting for the vendor's solution could expose the organization to unnecessary risk. Reworking the agreement is not a viable short-term solution due to the time sensitivity of the vulnerability.
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