What is the primary purpose of regularly scanning third-party components for known vulnerabilities?

To identify and assess vulnerabilities so they can be remediated before they are exploited

To verify that all third-party components are free of any security flaws

To replace the need for manual code review of custom applications

To ensure that third-party components are licensed for commercial use

Which factor is most important when validating an open-source library before adopting it in a production application?

The community's responsiveness to security issues and the project's release cadence

The popularity of the library on social media

The library's compatibility with the latest version of the programming language

The number of contributors who have commit access to the repository

Certified Cloud Security Professional

Domain 4Objective 5

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Part of the Cloud Application Security domain, which accounts for 16% of the CCSP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~11–19 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 12 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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