A Network Engineer Is Upgrading the Network Perimeter and Installing

question 385

Multiple Choice

A network engineer is upgrading the network perimeter and installing a new firewall, IDS, and external edge router. The IDS is reporting elevated UDP traffic, and the internal routers are reporting high utilization. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

• A) Reconfigure the firewall to block external UDP traffic.
• B) Establish a security baseline on the IDS.
• C) Block echo reply traffic at the firewall.
• D) Modify the edge router to not forward broadcast traffic.

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