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SY0-701 · Question #47

Which of the following would be the best way to handle a critical business application that is running on a legacy server?

The correct answer is A. Segmentation. The device is STILL running a critical application. therefore it needs to be connected to the network. a compensating mechanism for this scenario would be segmentation as this would limit the ability of an attacker to pivot from the vulnerable server to the rest of the…

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

Which of the following would be the best way to handle a critical business application that is running on a legacy server?

Options

  • ASegmentation
  • BIsolation
  • CHardening
  • DDecommissioning

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    83% (29)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

The device is STILL running a critical application. therefore it needs to be connected to the network. a compensating mechanism for this scenario would be segmentation as this would limit the ability of an attacker to pivot from the vulnerable server to the rest of the network.as possible.

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