A Security Analyst Is Reviewing the Following Packet Capture of an Attack

question 805

Multiple Choice

A security analyst is reviewing the following packet capture of an attack directed at a company's server located in the DMZ: Which of the following ACLs provides the BEST protection against the above attack and any further attacks from the same IP, while minimizing service interruption?

• A) DENY TCO From ANY to 172.31.64.4
• B) Deny UDP from 192.168.1.0/24 to 172.31.67.0/24
• C) Deny IP from 192.168.1.10/32 to 0.0.0.0/0
• D) Deny TCP from 192.168.1.10 to 172.31.67.4

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