A systems administrator has just implemented a new feature into the company's web application. The following week, a security patch is released for the software version that was used to develop the feature. What action should the administrator take to keep the application current while minimizing risk to service stability?
Perform regression testing on the new feature with the patched software version before deployment.
Immediately deploy the patched software version company-wide.
Roll back the new feature to prioritize installation of the patch.
Ignore the patch and continue feature development to avoid compatibility issues.
Regression testing the new feature against the patched software in a non-production environment verifies that the patch does not break existing functionality. Once tests pass, the combined update can be deployed to production with confidence. Deploying the patch immediately could disrupt the new feature, ignoring the patch leaves the system vulnerable, and rolling back the feature sacrifices business value without addressing security.
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