ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Practice Question
Your organization is retiring an on-premises customer-relationship management (CRM) system. As part of the end-of-life process, you must create an immutable archive containing the application's source code, production data, and supporting documentation. Which factor should primarily determine the minimum length of time this archive is kept before it can be destroyed?
The original project schedule and product release dates
The amount of spare capacity available in the organization's archival storage system
Applicable statutory and regulatory retention requirements for the data and documentation
The development team's desire to reuse portions of the legacy code in future projects
A formal end-of-life policy must specify an archival retention period that aligns with the strongest obligations the organization faces. While project schedules, storage constraints, or developer preferences may influence how the archive is managed, they do not establish the minimum legally defensible timeframe. Statutory and industry regulations-such as data-protection laws, financial-report-keeping rules, and contractual requirements-dictate how long records and related artifacts must be retained. Failing to meet these mandates can expose the organization to penalties, litigation risk, and compliance findings, so regulatory retention requirements take precedence over operational conveniences or team wishes.
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