A small electronics company decides to use a contractor to assist with the development of a new FPGA-based device. Several of the development phases will occur off-site at the contractor's labs. Which of the following is the main concern a security analyst should have with this arrangement?
A) Making multiple trips between development sites increases the chance of physical damage to the FPGAs.
B) Moving the FPGAs between development sites will lessen the time that is available for security testing.
C) Development phases occurring at multiple sites may produce change management issues.
D) FPGA applications are easily cloned, increasing the possibility of intellectual property theft.

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The main concern is the risk of intellectual property theft, as FPGA applications can be easily cloned, especially when development occurs off-site.

A Small Electronics Company Decides to Use a Contractor to Assist