A Company Hires a Third-Party Firm to Conduct an Assessment

question 1113

Multiple Choice

A company hires a third-party firm to conduct an assessment of vulnerabilities exposed to the Internet. The firm informs the company that an exploit exists for an FTP server that had a version installed from eight years ago. The company has decided to keep the system online anyway, as no upgrade exists form the vendor. Which of the following BEST describes the reason why the vulnerability exists?

• A) Default configuration
• B) End-of-life system
• C) Weak cipher suite
• D) Zero-day threats

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