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220-802 · Question #500
220-802 Question #500: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Move the router to a physically secure location.. Because the router was physically unplugged by an unauthorized person, the correct fix is to place the router in a secured, access-controlled location to prevent future physical tampering.
Question
A technician receives a call late in the evening that employees of a small business cannot access the company's remote access server. The technician cannot get a response from the server or the router at the site. Upon gaining access to the physical site, the technician discovers the router unplugged from the power source. Which of the following should be implemented to reduce the chance of this happening again?
Options
- APlug the router into an uninterruptable power supply.
- BMove the router to a physically secure location.
- CInstall security cameras to monitor the router.
- DOutsource the remote access service to a third party.
Explanation
Because the router was physically unplugged by an unauthorized person, the correct fix is to place the router in a secured, access-controlled location to prevent future physical tampering.
Common mistakes.
- A. A UPS protects against power outages and surges, not against deliberate physical disconnection of the power cable.
- C. Security cameras can record an incident after the fact but do not prevent unauthorized access to the router.
- D. Outsourcing remote access does not secure the physical router at the site and introduces unnecessary cost and complexity for a preventable problem.
Concept tested. Physical security of network infrastructure
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