You are preparing a vulnerability management report and must communicate the impact of remediating a newly discovered vulnerability that affects multiple critical systems. Remediation efforts could result in a temporary degradation of functionality for these systems. Which approach would be MOST effective for prioritizing the remediation actions without adversely impacting business operations?
Force immediate but temporary updates on all systems simultaneously to ensure no system remains vulnerable, accepting the risk of degrading functionality.
Patch low-impact and non-critical systems first to minimize business operation disruptions, while deferring updates on critical systems indefinitely.
Implement a staged rollout, beginning with less critical systems to monitor for functional degradation and incrementally advance to more critical systems.
Delay all system updates until a comprehensive evaluation of the long-term impact on each system can be completed.
Using a staged rollout approach based on system criticality is the most effective strategy. This method ensures that the most critical systems are updated with consideration for their operational importance, allowing for the assessment and mitigation of potential functional deterioration on less critical systems before wider deployment. Prioritizing only low-impact systems is incorrect because it may leave critical vulnerabilities unaddressed in the most crucial systems indefinitely. Delaying all updates ignores the vulnerability's inherent risks and is not a proactive security measure. Forcing immediate updates on all systems simultaneously does not account for the potential negative impact on business operations and bypasses proper testing and mitigation planning, which is a high-risk strategy.
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