Your manager asks you to review the output of some vulnerability scans and report anything that may require escalation. Which two findings should you report for further investigation as potential…

The correct answer is B. Disabled firewalls C. Open ports. Disabled firewalls expose systems to direct network attacks and should be treated as critical findings. Open ports can indicate unnecessary or unsecured services running, which may provide entry points for attackers. These findings should be escalated for remediation or further…

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Question

Your manager asks you to review the output of some vulnerability scans and report anything that may require escalation. Which two findings should you report for further investigation as potential security vulnerabilities? (Choose two.)

Options

AEncrypted passwords
BDisabled firewalls
COpen ports
DSSH packets

How the community answered

(53 responses)

A
6% (3)
B
91% (48)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

Disabled firewalls expose systems to direct network attacks and should be treated as critical findings. Open ports can indicate unnecessary or unsecured services running, which may provide entry points for attackers. These findings should be escalated for remediation or further security

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#vulnerability scanning#open ports#firewall configuration#security assessment

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