Which statement is most accurate with respect to Application Security validation AND is most
likely a concern of the VP of Applications?

A.
ALM security reduces cost to the business by detecting security threats and blocking
unauthorized access to application assets.

B.
A leading cause of IT waste (cost) is poor defect management and rework. The HP approach to
ALM security improves this by accurately identifying security defects earlier in the application
lifecycle where risk can be more efficiently mitigated.

C.
A leading cause of IT waste (cost) is poor defect management and rework. The HP approach to
ALM security improves this by accurately identifying security defects after an application is in
production and by providing actionable information to developers for future updates.

D.
The goal of ALM security is to reduce service outages and reduce overall operational costs to
the business. ALM security improves the stability and performance of the applications by providing
real-time metrics for better business decision making.

Explanation: