A Large Industrial System's Smart Generator Monitors the System Status

question 157

Multiple Choice

A large industrial system's smart generator monitors the system status and sends alerts to third-party maintenance personnel when critical failures occur. While reviewing the network logs, the company's security manager notices the generator's IP is sending packets to an internal file server's IP. Which of the following mitigations would be BEST for the security manager to implement while maintaining alerting capabilities?

• A) Segmentation
• B) Firewall whitelisting
• C) Containment
• D) Isolation

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Definitions:

Output

Information sent from the processor to a connected device via some interface. The information could be in the form of control data that will signal some device such as a motor to switch on or off or to vary the speed of a drive.

Node

A point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch.

Repeater

A device that receives a signal and retransmits it at a higher power or to the other side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation.