Exam CIPT topic 1 question 254 discussion

Initial Answer: C. Privacy vulnerabilities When first answering, the focus was on the fact that failing to update software creates vulnerabilities that attackers might exploit. These vulnerabilities compromise privacy because sensitive data becomes exposed to potential unauthorized access. However, privacy vulnerabilities are just a stage in the chain of events—they represent a potential weakness but not the actual outcome of exploitation. This made the initial choice incomplete since the question asks about the result of failing to update software, not the precursor condition. Reassessed Answer: A. Data breaches Upon reassessment, I realized that the failure to apply updates is more directly tied to data breaches—the actual exploitation of vulnerabilities that leads to unauthorized access, theft, or exposure of sensitive data. In this case, human resources systems hold personal and sensitive information, making a data breach the most likely and severe consequence.

isn't privacy vulnerabilities too general? and in your explanation too the most relevant example of a vulnerability in this situaition would be a breach