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N10-009 · Question #626

A company's servers experience a malware attack, which causes a network outage. The source of the attack is traced back to an employee s infected laptop. Which of the following solutions should a…

The correct answer is B. NAC. Network access control prevents infected or non-compliant devices from connecting to the network by validating their health before granting access, which would have stopped the compromised laptop from spreading malware to the servers.

Submitted by andreas_gr· Mar 6, 2026Network Security

Question

A company's servers experience a malware attack, which causes a network outage. The source of the attack is traced back to an employee s infected laptop. Which of the following solutions should a network technician implement to mitigate this attack?

Options

  • AIPS
  • BNAC
  • CMFA
  • DSSL

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    73% (32)
  • C
    9% (4)
  • D
    16% (7)

Explanation

Network access control prevents infected or non-compliant devices from connecting to the network by validating their health before granting access, which would have stopped the compromised laptop from spreading malware to the servers.

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