QuestionQ117

VerifiedSecurity Operations

A vendor has released a security patch for a dangerous vulnerability that affects thousands of computers in an organization. Which action will the security practitioner take FIRST to mitigate the security risk?

Explanation

A security patch should be evaluated and tested before broad deployment to confirm its authenticity, integrity, compatibility, and operational impact. This reduces the risk that deploying it to thousands of computers will cause service disruption or other unintended effects; deployment follows successful evaluation.

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