During a routine vulnerability assessment, a security analyst uncovers several low to medium severity vulnerabilities on a development server not accessible from the internet and used solely by a few in-house software developers for testing new code. No sensitive information is processed or stored on this server. In guiding the remediation process, taking into account this server's function and connectivity, what should be the analyst's NEXT move?
Prioritize the patching lower than systems with internet-facing services or handling sensitive data.
Raise the priority of the vulnerabilities due to the server's critical role in product development.
Escalate to the incident response team immediately due to potential zero-day exploitation risks.
Isolate the server from the internal network until all vulnerabilities are remediated.
The correct response is 'Prioritize the patching lower than systems with internet-facing services or handling sensitive data.' Given the description of the server's role and environment, it is understood that the server has less critical exposure and handles no sensitive data. Therefore, vulnerabilities on this server should be assigned a lower priority in comparison to systems with greater risk exposure. The detailed context allows the analyst to allocate resources more effectively and focus on higher risk areas first. Incorrect answers, such as 'Escalate to the incident response team immediately due to potential zero-day exploitation,' misrepresent the server's reduced risk profile, and the recommendation to 'Isolate the server from the internal network' may contradict its intended use within the development environment. 'Raise the priority of the vulnerabilities due to the server's role in product development' would be inappropriate without additional context suggesting immediate threats or impactful risks associated with the server.
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