300-745 · Question #25
A retail company is facing a series of cyberattacks targeting the web servers, which results in disruptions to the online services. Upon investigation, the security team identified that these…
The correct answer is C. web application firewall. A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is specifically designed to protect web servers and applications against attacks such as malformed HTTP requests, invalid headers, and injection attempts. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it blocks malicious requests before they reach the…
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A retail company is facing a series of cyberattacks targeting the web servers, which results in disruptions to the online services. Upon investigation, the security team identified that these attacks involved invalid HTTP request headers, which were used to exploit vulnerabilities in the web application. To safeguard the company websites against similar threats in the future, the security team must deploy a security solution specifically designed to detect and block such malicious web traffic. Which security product must be used to protect the websites from similar attacks?
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- Aantivirus software
- Btraditional firewall
- Cweb application firewall
- Dhost-based firewall
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A2% (1)
- B5% (3)
- C79% (46)
- D14% (8)
Explanation
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is specifically designed to protect web servers and applications against attacks such as malformed HTTP requests, invalid headers, and injection attempts. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it blocks malicious requests before they reach the application, safeguarding the company's websites from similar disruptions.
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