220-1002 · Question #79
A company located in a metropolitan area is surrounded by different public businesses (e g., coffee shops library). The security team is concerned that unauthorized neighboring customers will…
The correct answer is A. Disabled SSID broadcast. Disabling SSID broadcast hides the corporate network name from appearing in the list of available networks on nearby devices. Customers at neighboring businesses will not see the corporate WiFi listed, significantly reducing opportunistic connection attempts. This requires…
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A company located in a metropolitan area is surrounded by different public businesses (e g., coffee shops library). The security team is concerned that unauthorized neighboring customers will connect to the corporate WiFi, which could result in data breaches. Which of the following is the BEST solution to reduce the security vulnerability with the least administrative effort?
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- ADisabled SSID broadcast
- BEncryption settings
- CEnabled MAC filtering
- DContent filtering
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A94% (58)
- B3% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Disabling SSID broadcast hides the corporate network name from appearing in the list of available networks on nearby devices. Customers at neighboring businesses will not see the corporate WiFi listed, significantly reducing opportunistic connection attempts. This requires minimal ongoing administrative effort compared to MAC filtering, which requires actively managing an allowlist of approved device addresses for every new employee or device.
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