A finance department employee opens an unsolicited email that contains a malicious payload. The payload quickly spreads through the finance department, but does not affect other departments. Which…

The correct answer is D. Network segmentation. Segmentation isolates the finance subnet from other departmental networks, so the malware could spread within finance but was blocked from moving laterally beyond that network segment.

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A finance department employee opens an unsolicited email that contains a malicious payload. The payload quickly spreads through the finance department, but does not affect other departments. Which of the following best explains why the payload does not affect all departments?

Options

AOS version
BOffline computers
CFirewall configuration
DNetwork segmentation

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A
2% (1)
B
6% (3)
C
2% (1)
D
90% (47)

Explanation

Segmentation isolates the finance subnet from other departmental networks, so the malware could spread within finance but was blocked from moving laterally beyond that network segment.

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