CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 17

A Chief Security Officer is looking for a solution that can provide increased scalability and flexibility for back-end infrastructure, allowing it to be updated and modified without disruption to services. The security architect would like the solution selected to reduce the back-end server resources and has highlighted that session persistence is not important for the applications running on the back-end servers. Which of the following would BEST meet the requirements?

Answer options

• A. Reverse proxy
• B. Automated patch management
• C. Snapshots
• D. NIC teaming

Correct answer: A

Explanation

A reverse proxy is ideal for improving scalability and flexibility while minimizing resource use, as it can handle requests and distribute traffic without maintaining session persistence. Automated patch management, snapshots, and NIC teaming do not directly address the need for a scalable and flexible infrastructure that allows for updates without service disruption.