A Small Electronics Company Decides to Use a Contractor to Assist

question 65

Multiple Choice

A small electronics company decides to use a contractor to assist with the development of a new FPGA-based device. Several of the development phases will occur off-site at the contractor's labs. Which of the following is the main concern a security analyst should have with this arrangement?

• A) Making multiple trips between development sites increases the chance of physical damage to the FPGAs.
• B) Moving the FPGAs between development sites will lessen the time that is available for security testing.
• C) Development phases occurring at multiple sites may produce change management issues.
• D) FPGA applications are easily cloned, increasing the possibility of intellectual property theft.

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