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The Cruel Information Security Officer (CISO) asks a security analyst to install an OS update to a production VM that has a 99% uptime SLA. The CISO tells me analyst the installation must be done as q

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Submitted by mike_84· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations

Question

The Cruel Information Security Officer (CISO) asks a security analyst to install an OS update to a production VM that has a 99% uptime SLA. The CISO tells me analyst the installation must be done as quickly as possible. Which of the following courses of action should the security analyst take first?

Options

  • ALog in to the server and perform a health check on the VM.
  • BInstall the patch Immediately.
  • CConfirm that the backup service is running.
  • DTake a snapshot of the VM.

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