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Submitted by andreas_gr· Mar 5, 2026Communication and Network Security
Question
Which of the following in the BEST way to reduce the impact of an externally sourced flood attack?
Options
- AStock the source address at the firewall.
- BHave this service provide block the source address.
- CBlock all inbound traffic until the flood ends.
- DHave the source service provider block the address
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#DDoS mitigation#flood attack#network security#upstream filtering