Your company's network includes a range of devices, including a production database server known for its fragility in terms of performance when handling intensive tasks. Your task is to schedule a vulnerability scan. Which approach balances the need to perform the vulnerability scan while minimizing the risk of system performance degradation?
Schedule a scan during off-hours and utilize a low sensitivity level
Perform a full scan during business hours with a high sensitivity level
Conduct agentless, non-credentialed scans during peak business operations
Rely solely on vulnerability reports from the last quarter without initiating a new scan
The correct answer is to schedule a scan during off-hours and utilize a low sensitivity level because this approach allows for vulnerability assessment with reduced impact on system performance. Scheduling during off-hours ensures that any potential performance degradation happens when the system is least utilized and setting a low sensitivity level reduces the intensity of the scan to prevent potential overloading of system resources. The incorrect answers could either overload the system (full scan during business hours) or may not detect all vulnerabilities (relying on outdated reports).
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