A security practitioner is tasked with securing the organization's Wireless Access Points (WAP). Which of these is the MOST effective way of restricting this environment to authorized users?

Question

Options

• AEnable Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) encryption on the wireless access point
• BDisable the broadcast of the Service Set Identifier (SSID) name
• CChange the name of the Service Set Identifier (SSID) to a random value not associated with the
• DCreate Access Control Lists (ACL) based on Media Access Control (MAC) addresses

• A
  81% (17)
• B
  10% (2)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

The most effective way of restricting the wireless environment to authorized users is to enable Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) encryption on the wireless access point. WPA2 is a security protocol that provides confidentiality, integrity, and authentication for wireless networks. WPA2 uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt the data transmitted over the wireless network, and prevents unauthorized users from intercepting or modifying the traffic. WPA2 also uses a pre-shared key (PSK) or an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate the users who want to join the wireless network, and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the network resources. WPA2 is the current standard for wireless security and is widely supported by most wireless devices.

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