A company experienced a data breach after failing to patch a known vulnerability for six months. During litigation, they would most likely be found to have failed which of the following?
Code of ethics
Business impact analysis
Due care
Due diligence
Due care refers to taking reasonable steps that a prudent person would take in a given situation to prevent harm or meet obligations. In this scenario, the company failed to apply a patch for a known vulnerability for an extended period (six months), which represents a failure to exercise due care. This demonstrates a lack of reasonable action to protect systems and data, which a prudent organization would typically address in a more timely manner.
Due diligence, in contrast, refers to the investigation and research process undertaken before making decisions or taking actions, such as assessing risks before implementing systems. The scenario specifically shows a failure to act on known information rather than a failure to investigate.
The other options are incorrect because: code of ethics violations typically involve professional conduct issues, not security maintenance practices; and the business impact analysis is a process for determining critical business functions and is not directly related to patch management failures.
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