AAISM AI Risk Management Practice Question
In an AI supply chain, what is 'Dependency Confusion' risk?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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When a build system pulls a malicious package instead of the intended private one.
Dependency confusion occurs when an attacker publishes a malicious package with the same name as an internal private package, hoping the package manager will pull the malicious public version.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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When two models conflict in memory.
Why it's wrong here
This is a runtime conflict.
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When a build system pulls a malicious package instead of the intended private one.
Why this is correct
This is the classic dependency confusion attack.
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When the training data is ambiguous.
Why it's wrong here
This is a data ambiguity issue.
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When a developer forgets to update a library.
Why it's wrong here
That is a patch management issue.
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Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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