Core distribution switches for city hall lack redundant power supplies, and maintenance contracts have lapsed past end-of-support. Which operational concern is most security-relevant?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A core switch on one power brick with an expired support contract is a silent outage waiting to happen—and outages take your firewalls and segmentation with them. Power redundancy and supported gear are part of security hygiene, not 'just facilities.'
Full Explanation
Operating network infrastructure securely includes lifecycle and environmental factors: redundant power, valid support, and patchable platforms. Unsupported devices may lack fixes for vulnerabilities, and single power paths create availability failures that deny municipal services and security functions. Treating these as non-security concerns understates their impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability triad.