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CISA Practice Question: Arrange the steps to implement a patch management…
Arrange the steps to implement a patch management process in the correct order.
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1. Inventory, 2. Evaluation, 3. Testing, 4. Deployment, 5. Verification
Patch management starts with inventory, then evaluation, testing, deployment, and verification.
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1. Inventory, 2. Evaluation, 3. Testing, 4. Deployment, 5. Verification
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because patch management begins with inventorying all systems and applications to identify what needs patching, then evaluating available patches for relevance and risk, testing patches in a controlled environment to ensure stability, deploying approved patches to production, and finally verifying successful installation and system functionality.
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1. Evaluation, 2. Inventory, 3. Testing, 4. Deployment, 5. Verification
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because inventory must occur before evaluation; you cannot evaluate which patches are needed without knowing what systems and software are present in the environment.
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1. Inventory, 2. Testing, 3. Evaluation, 4. Deployment, 5. Verification
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because evaluation must precede testing; patches should be assessed for applicability and risk before being subjected to testing to avoid wasting resources on irrelevant or high-risk patches.
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1. Inventory, 2. Evaluation, 3. Deployment, 4. Testing, 5. Verification
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because testing must occur before deployment; deploying patches without prior testing increases the risk of system instability or incompatibility in the production environment.
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