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SY0-501 · Question #69

An organization has hired a penetration tester to test the security of its ten web servers. The penetration tester is able to gain root/administrative access in several servers by exploiting vulnerabi

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Submitted by chen.hong· Mar 4, 2026Security architecture

Question

An organization has hired a penetration tester to test the security of its ten web servers. The penetration tester is able to gain root/administrative access in several servers by exploiting vulnerabilities associated with the implementation of SMTP, POP, DNS, FTP, Telnet, and IMAP. Which of the following recommendations should the penetration tester provide to the organization to better protect their web servers in the future?

Options

  • AUse a honeypot
  • BDisable unnecessary services
  • CImplement transport layer security
  • DIncrease application event logging

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#attack surface reduction#unnecessary services#server hardening#web server security
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