APICS CPIM-8.0 Exam - Topic 6 Question 23 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's CPIM-8.0 exam

Question #: 23
Topic #: 6

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) allows for scanning a statistical sample of the environment without scanning the full environment. Scanning a statistical sample has many advantages and disadvantages.

Which of the following is the MOST accurate set of advantages and disadvantages?

ALimited risk to production targets, rapid scan times, requires proof of image standardization, and one-offs systems are not scanned

BEasy for auditors to question, fastest scanning method, ideal for cloud environments, and not suitable for small organizations

CLimited to a single environment/platform, proves image standardization, random selection misses end-to-end applications, and slower than targeted scanning

DConfirmation of Configuration Management (CM), hand selection introduces confirmation bias, is ideal in operational technology environments, and requires about 10% of each environment/platform

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by Pamela at May 02, 2026, 05:06 PM

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Luann

4 days ago

I think option B sounds familiar because we practiced questions about scanning methods in cloud environments, but I’m not convinced it’s the best choice.

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Whitney

9 days ago

I remember discussing how statistical sampling can reduce the risk to production targets, but I'm not sure about the specifics of image standardization.

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