ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Practice Question
When comparing the security history of two commercial software suppliers, you review three years of data that lists every publicly disclosed vulnerability and the date each patch became available. Which quantitative metric offers the most reliable indication that one supplier has a stronger security track record than the other?
Year-over-year revenue growth percentage reported by the supplier
Average number of days between vulnerability disclosure and patch availability (mean time to remediate)
Total count of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entries published for the product
Number of new product features released per quarter during the same period
A supplier's ability to correct flaws promptly after they become known is a direct indicator of mature vulnerability-management practices. Measuring the average time between a vulnerability's public disclosure (or internal discovery) and the release of a corrective patch-often called mean time to remediate (MTTR)-shows how quickly the vendor can mobilize engineering, testing, and distribution processes to protect customers. A lower MTTR reflects a proactive posture and typically fewer days of customer exposure. Simply counting disclosed CVEs may reward under-reporting, while feature velocity, platform breadth, or revenue growth provide little insight into security responsiveness.
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