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Submitted by daniela_cl· Mar 4, 2026Network and Perimeter Hacking

Question

While working as an intern for a small business, you have been tasked with managing the company's web server. The server is being bombarded with requests, and the company's website is intermittently going offline. You suspect that this could be a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. As an ethical hacker, which of the following steps would be your first course of action to mitigate the issue?

Options

  • AContact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for assistance
  • BInstall a newer version of the server software
  • CImplement IP address whitelisting
  • DIncrease the server's bandwidth

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#DDoS mitigation#Incident response#ISP assistance#Web server security
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