A System's Administrator Has Finished Configuring Firewall ACL to Allow

question 567

Multiple Choice

A system's administrator has finished configuring firewall ACL to allow access to a new web server. The security administrator confirms form the following packet capture that there is network traffic from the internet to the web server: The company's internal auditor issues a security finding and requests that immediate action be taken. With which of the following is the auditor MOST concerned?

• A) Misconfigured firewall
• B) Clear text credentials
• C) Implicit deny
• D) Default configuration

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