Nt1330 Unit 3 Assignment 1

Words: 532
Pages: 3

Wanting reliable support and software management for an organization’s infrastructure is a reasonable request. There are options available from the open source community and from the vendors as well. I will explain what those options are, and what my recommendation will be. I will explain why an anti-virus software even on a Linux server is still needed. I will also lay out a plan for applying patches and security updates to the Linux system. Software management tools produce packages for the software compiled, basically an archived file. The files contain a collection of related files and a script providing all metadata about the files that are needed to be installed so that the files can be managed. Software-management tools usually …show more content…
RPM management tool has all features needed to manage applications which includes the ability to install, verify, query, remove, and update packages. It also allows you to recompile an application from a source code RPM package (Linux Software Management Tools: Packages n.d.). There is information available in the archive files about the package which includes the version and description. Even though Linux is a very secure infrastructure there is still need for an anti-virus software to be installed and used. Anti-virus scanners are required by the company you are working for or doing business with. The anti-virus software is required to scan Windows drives, Windows-based NAS, Windows Machines, to protect Windows virtual machines, scanning files that are being sent to other people such as when using an email, and there is also a possibility that Linux could get an infection. It is always better to be safe than sorry. Linux is committed to releasing updated packages and patches that fix vulnerabilities that have been found. Since there are many “eyes” on all Linux software, the vulnerabilities are found quickly. When vulnerabilities are found, announcements are made and patches are made, tested, and released as an