SSCP Security Operations and Administration Practice Question
A company wants to track all hardware assets including serial numbers and locations. What is the primary repository for this information?
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CMDB
A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) stores details about hardware assets and their relationships.
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CMDB
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Central repository for configuration items including hardware.
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Patch management tool
Why it's wrong here
Used for deploying patches.
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Vulnerability database
Why it's wrong here
Contains vulnerability information.
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SIEM
Why it's wrong here
Used for security event monitoring.
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