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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/HobartMagellan on 2025-05-27 19:40:44+00:00.


One part of my job is answering customer questions about Cybersecurity, and lately we are getting a ton of these from 3rd parties on behalf of our customers. Many of these third party systems do not allow for “N/A” answers even when it really is not applicable.

I recently completed a batch of them with a ton of “N/A” answers, however for each “N/A” answer I was required to upload evidence of why it is “N/A” and only .zip files were accepted as evidence. I was also instructed to upload each Zip file securely, whatever that means.

I created a text document that simply says N/A, saved it, zipped it, and password protected the Zip file. I put the password in the comment section for each question. I really hope the reviewer likes downloading about 200 zip files and opening them to confirm that each answer is indeed, Not Applicable.

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