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An organization had a major incident recently where their servers were attacked and the data integrity was breached. An attacker used a vulnerability on TLS version 1.2 and performed a…
The correct answer is D. Upgrade to TLS 1.3 or higher version. TLS 1.3 introduces significant improvements over TLS 1.2, including enhanced security features that mitigate vulnerabilities like man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and protocol downgrade attacks. By upgrading to TLS 1.3, the organization can ensure stronger encryption and better…
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An organization had a major incident recently where their servers were attacked and the data integrity was breached. An attacker used a vulnerability on TLS version 1.2 and performed a man-in-the-middle attack by downgrading the connection. What must a security specialist do to prevent similar attacks in the future?
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- AUpdate IIS server versions.
- BDeploy a network monitoring solution.
- CInstall a lower version of TLS such as 1.1.
- DUpgrade to TLS 1.3 or higher version.
How the community answered
(13 responses)- C8% (1)
- D92% (12)
Explanation
TLS 1.3 introduces significant improvements over TLS 1.2, including enhanced security features that mitigate vulnerabilities like man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and protocol downgrade attacks. By upgrading to TLS 1.3, the organization can ensure stronger encryption and better protection against such attacks in the future.
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