The security administrator has noticed a range of network problems affecting the proxy server. Based on reviewing the logs, the administrator notices that the firewall is being targeted with various…

An HTTP interceptor captures only application-layer HTTP traffic, which is insufficient for diagnosing low-level network problems or non-HTTP attack vectors that may be occurring simultaneously.

Although option B also begins with a protocol analyzer, its subsequent steps do not provide as complete or accurate an assessment and remediation path as those defined in option C.

A protocol analyzer (such as Wireshark) placed on a switch SPAN port passively captures a mirrored copy of all network traffic without disrupting live connections. This provides full packet-level visibility into both the web attacks targeting the firewall and the network problems affecting the proxy server simultaneously. The subsequent steps in option C follow up the capture phase with the appropriate analysis and remediation actions for this combined scenario.

A network fuzzer is an offensive tool that generates malformed inputs to discover vulnerabilities; it does not passively analyze existing attack traffic or help diagnose current network problems.