Unauthorized Software Response Deck
Recall the response patterns for unauthorized or unmanaged software findings.
Triage sequence What is the four-step triage for unauthorized software? Identify accurately, check authorization, assess risk, then choose remove, restrict, exception, or normalize. Treatment before identification can remove legitimate components or miss risky variants. Business need The team says, "We need this tool for one client deliverable this week." Use when business urgency is real but approval is missing. Your line We can review a time-boxed exception if you name the client need, data involved, owner, expiry date, and safer alternative check. Until then it stays restricted. Business need can justify a controlled exception, not silent permanent approval. It converts…
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