Company A uses an extension that is critical to business operations The company currently pins...

A significant increase in requested permissions in a new version of a critical extension poses a security risk. The most prudent action is to block the updated extension until the administrator can verify the necessity of the new permissions or until a less permissive version is released. Version pinning (option D) only delays the issue and doesn't address the potential risk in the new version. Blocking specific hosts (option A) doesn't limit the extension's overall capabilities. Customizing permissions (option C) is generally not possible for Chrome extensions managed through the Google Admin console.

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