A company has had several virus infections over the past few months. The infections were caused by vulnerabilities in the application versions that are being used.
Which of the following should an administrator implement to prevent future outbreaks? releasing a patch. A patch is designed to correct a known bug or fix a known vulnerability, such as in this case to be vulnerable to virus infections, in a piece of software. features to the software being updated.

An outside organization has completed a penetration test for a company. One of the items on the report is reflecting the ability to read SSL traffic from the web server.
Which of the following is the MOST likely mitigation for this reported item? releasing a patch. A patch is designed to correct a known bug or fix a known vulnerability, such as in this case to be able to read SSL traffic, in a piece of software. features to the software being updated.

A company has implemented the capability to send all log files to a central location by utilizing an encrypted channel. The log files are sent to this location in order to be reviewed. A recent exploit has caused the company’s encryption to become unsecure.
Which of the following would be required to resolve the exploit? we must install them. releasing a patch. A patch is designed to correct a known bug or fix a known vulnerability in a piece of software.A patch differs from an update, which, in addition to fixing a known bug or vulnerability, adds one or more features to the software being updated.

Which of the following requires the network administrator to schedule a maintenance window? would be affected. It would be necessary to announce a maintenance window. advance by the technical staff, during which preventive maintenance that could cause disruption of service may be performed.

After a company rolls out software updates, Ann, a lab researcher, is no longer able to use lab equipment connected to her PC. The technician contacts the vendor and determines there is an incompatibility with the latest IO drivers.
Which of the following should the technician perform so that Ann can get back to work as quickly as possible? problem or maybe even causes a new problem. Think of rolling back a driver as a quick and easy way to uninstall the latest driver and then reinstall the previous one, all automatically.

Network segmentation provides which of the following benefits? subnetworks, each being a network segment. Advantages of such splitting are primarily for boosting performance and improving security through isolation.

A system administrator wants to update a web-based application to the latest version.
Which of the following procedures should the system administrator perform FIRST? with the new software would not affect the production environment. environment.

A system administrator has been tasked to ensure that the software team is not affecting the production software when developing enhancements. The software that is being updated is on a very short SDLC and enhancements must be developed rapidly. These enhancements must be approved before being deployed.
Which of the following will mitigate production outages before the enhancements are deployed?

A network technician is diligent about maintaining all system servers’ at the most current service pack level available. After performing upgrades, users experience issues with server-based applications.
Which of the following should be used to prevent issues in the future? production environment, to validate them in a test/lab environment first.

An administrator reassigns a laptop to a different user in the company. Upon delivering the laptop to the new user, the administrator documents the new location, the user of the device and when the device was reassigned.
Which of the following BEST describes these actions? management. enterprise networks typically assign their own identification numbers to their computers and other hardware purchases as part of an asset management process that controls the entire life cycle of each device, from recognition of a need to retirement or disposal.