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A review of the company's network traffic shows that most of the malware infections are caused by users visiting gambling and gaming websites. The security manager wants to implement a solution that w

The correct answer is C. UTM. A Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance is an all-in-one security solution that combines multiple security functions in a single device, including URL/content filtering (to block gambling/gaming sites), antivirus/anti-malware scanning of web traffic, intrusion detection/preve

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Question

A review of the company's network traffic shows that most of the malware infections are caused by users visiting gambling and gaming websites. The security manager wants to implement a solution that will block these websites, scan all web traffic for signs of malware, and block the malware before it enters the company network. Which of the following is suited for this purpose?

Options

  • AACL
  • BIDS
  • CUTM
  • DFirewall

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    12% (3)
  • C
    77% (20)
  • D
    8% (2)

Explanation

A Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance is an all-in-one security solution that combines multiple security functions in a single device, including URL/content filtering (to block gambling/gaming sites), antivirus/anti-malware scanning of web traffic, intrusion detection/prevention, firewall, and more. An ACL (A) only filters traffic by IP/port and cannot inspect content. An IDS (B) detects threats but does not block them. A standard firewall (D) filters by port/IP but cannot perform deep content inspection or URL-based category filtering.

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#UTM#content filtering#malware prevention#web security

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