Vulnerability management · Question 12 of 12
A company applies patches only once a year to avoid outages. What problems arise?
2 answers are correct. Hard
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Answer
- B Large cumulative updates are harder to test and riskier
- D Known vulnerabilities remain open for months
Explanation
Attackers often exploit published vulnerabilities within days. An annual cycle leaves far too long windows open. Regular, smaller updates with a test environment and fast special handling of critical vulnerabilities are more secure and more manageable.