After reviewing a vulnerability management report, a security analyst needs to recommend an action plan to address critical vulnerabilities. Which of the following should be the analyst’s FIRST recommendation?
Implement compensating controls to temporarily mitigate risk until patches can be applied.
Reevaluate the existing business requirements to align with the current threat landscape.
Conduct awareness, education, and training programs for the affected departments.
Develop and deploy patches to remediate the identified critical vulnerabilities.