The original task team at First World Bank Savings and Loan has concerns about the support and software management of the organizations Linux-based infrastructure. The team wants you to recommend a software management plan, keeping in mind the various servers and the cost.

Tasks:

Recommend a software management plan. Consider options available from the open source community and from commercial vendors. If you select a vendor, specify the software it will support and how it will support it.

Explain the need to install antivirus software on Linux servers and provide rationale.

Summarize a plan for applying patches and security updates to the Linux system.