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A company runs core finance and payroll on an on-premise ERP, while its CRM and e-commerce modules are on a vendor's public cloud, with integration through APIs. The board asks which risk is most specific to this hybrid arrangement. Which is it?

The risk most specific to a hybrid ERP is data inconsistency and security weakness at the integration points between on-premise and cloud components. Since data moves across environments through APIs, synchronisation errors and inadequate authentication or encryption on those interfaces can expose or corrupt information.

  1. AData inconsistency and security gaps at the integration points between the on-premise and cloud systemsCorrect
  2. BComplete loss of control over all modules as in pure SaaS
  3. CInability to ever customise any module
  4. DAbsence of any need for access controls on APIs

Explanation

Hybrid models split data and processes across environments, so the interfaces are where synchronisation errors and weak authentication or encryption can arise. Full loss of control applies to pure SaaS, and API access controls remain necessary. The customisation claim is also not a defining hybrid risk.

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