Which of following would best mitigate the effects of a new ransomware attack that was not properly stopped by the company antivirus?

The correct answer is C. Deploy sandboxing. Sandboxing is a technique that isolates potentially malicious programs or files in a controlled environment, preventing them from affecting the rest of the system. It can help mitigate the effects of a new ransomware attack by preventing it from encrypting or deleting important…

Submitted by satoshi_tk· Mar 6, 2026Security operations

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Options

AInstall a firewall.
BImplement vulnerability management.
CDeploy sandboxing.
DUpdate the application blocklist.

How the community answered

(61 responses)

A
3% (2)
B
2% (1)
C
85% (52)
D
10% (6)

Explanation

Sandboxing is a technique that isolates potentially malicious programs or files in a controlled environment, preventing them from affecting the rest of the system. It can help mitigate the effects of a new ransomware attack by preventing it from encrypting or deleting important data or spreading to other devices.

Topics

#Ransomware mitigation#Sandboxing#Endpoint protection#Advanced threat protection

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