An organization needs to apply a critical security patch that may disrupt services. Which business process should be followed to ensure minimal impact on operations?
Schedule the update during a designated timeframe after conducting an impact analysis.
Apply the update at a time when it can be closely monitored for any issues.
Notify users and install the update with consideration of potential disruption.
Deploy the update while ensuring it does not adversely affect current operations.
Scheduling the update during a designated timeframe after conducting an impact analysis is the best approach. Conducting an impact analysis allows the organization to identify potential risks and understand how the patch may affect operations. Scheduling the update during a designated timeframe, such as a maintenance window, ensures that the patch is applied when it will cause the least disruption to business activities.
Applying the update at a time when it can be closely monitored is important, but without an impact analysis and proper scheduling, it may still lead to unexpected issues and operational disruptions.
Notifying users and installing the update with consideration of potential disruption shows consideration for stakeholders, but without a thorough impact analysis and scheduled timeframe, it may not effectively minimize the impact on operations.
Deploying the update while ensuring it does not adversely affect current operations is ideal, but without conducting an impact analysis and proper scheduling, it's challenging to guarantee that operations won't be affected.
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