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which one of the following?

To mitigate the impact of a software vendor going out of business, a company that uses vendor
software should require which one of the following?

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A.
Detailed credit investigation prior to acquisition.

B.
Source code held in escrow.

C.
Standby contracts with other vendors.

D.
Substantial penalties for breech of contract.’

Explanation:
The original answer was C however this is incorrect for this case. SLA and standby
are good ideas but in this case B is right.
“A software escrow arrangement is a unique tool used to protect a company against the failure of
a software developer to provide adequate support for its products or against the possibility that the
developer will go out of business and no technical support will be available for the product….Under
a software escrow agreement, the developer provides copies of the application source code to an

independent third-party organization. The third party then maintains updated backup copies of the
source code in a secure fashion. The agreement between the end user and the developer
specifies “trigger events”, such as the failure of the developer to meet terms of a service level
agreement (SLA) or the liquidation of the developer’s firm.” – Ed Tittle CISSP Study Guide (sybex)
pg 550


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