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SY0-501 · Question #428

A security technician has been receiving alerts from several servers that indicate load balancers have had a significant increase in traffic. The technician initiates a system scan. The scan results i

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Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

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A security technician has been receiving alerts from several servers that indicate load balancers have had a significant increase in traffic. The technician initiates a system scan. The scan results illustrate that the disk space on several servers has reached capacity. The scan also indicates that incoming internet traffic to the servers has increased. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the decreased disk space?

Options

  • AMisconfigured devices
  • BLogs and events anomalies
  • CAuthentication issues
  • DUnauthorized software

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#log analysis#disk space#DDoS#anomaly detection
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