Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.10.22
Which processes and people measures complete publisher Z's new platform architecture?
Training the admins on the new components, a process for updating and patching the infrastructure components, regular checks for security gaps (possibly by an external party), and an external developer with a process for updating and patching the code, secured by a maintenance contract.
* Each organisational gap from the analysis gets an owner and a recurring process. *
The old platform failed not because LAMP is bad but because nobody maintained it. So the new architecture fixes the organisational problems from the analysis, one by one:
| Problem found | Measure |
|---|---|
| Missing patches and updates on OS, web server, DB | Patching and update process for the infrastructure; admins trained on the new components |
| No developer, know-how only external | External developer bound by a maintenance contract, with an update and patching process for the code |
| Unknown vulnerabilities, unknown open ports | Regular checks for security gaps, done externally if Z lacks the skills |
| No internal WAF expertise | WAF rule set by subscription, operated with an IT service provider |
Without these, the new platform would simply become the next outdated LAMP system in a few years.
Go deeper:
NIST SP 800-40 Rev. 4 — Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning — building patching into routine operations.- Patch (computing) — Wikipedia — what patches are and why they must be applied continuously.