System vulnerabilities · Question 9 of 12

How does an obsolete system differ from a system that is merely unpatched?

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  • C No more patches are released for the obsolete system

Explanation

With an unpatched system, only the installation of existing updates is missing. An obsolete system is no longer maintained by the vendor, so new flaws stay open permanently. Only replacement or isolation helps here.

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