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Third-party software management
From the course: Cloud Data, Platform, and Applications Security by Pearson
Third-party software management
We realize that early in the life cycle of software development, we have a decision to build or buy, to construct or acquire. Let's assume we're making that second choice to acquire or purchase the software solution from a vendor. Well, we're going to have third-party software management. that COTS stands for Common Commercial Off-the-Shelf. These are common vendor solutions, a popular alternative to a one-off internal build or construct in the application development process. COTS products, or off-the-shelf products, have the goal of easy installation and rapid deployment to interoperate closely with well-known operating systems, like Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS, and their associated components. So a mass-produced, off-the-shelf solution is a relatively low-cost option for many organizations. There are key issues, however, For example, proper licensing of the particular software, having ghost IT or shadow IT. In other words, do you have users installing unlicensed software in…
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