Which of the following attacks is most closely associated with downloading and installing patches immediately?
A)Denial-of-service
B)Zero-day attacks
C)Distributed denial-of-service
D)Viruses
E)Worms

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Zero-day attacks are attacks that take advantage of a vulnerability that is unknown to the software developer or vendor, and therefore there is no patch available to fix the vulnerability. Downloading and installing patches immediately can help protect against known vulnerabilities and reduce the risk of a zero-day attack succeeding.

Which of the Following Attacks Is Most Closely Associated with Downloading