Infosec glossary entry

COTS

COTS:
Commercial Of The Shelf software

[...] is a product intended to be used “as is.” The key benefit driving the popularity of commercial off-the-shelf solutions is the easy installation and integration with existing system components. https://codete.com/blog/commercial-off-the-shelf-cots-software-the-basics

By jean-christoph

May 20, 2023

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