A Chief Security Officer signs off on a request to allow inbound SMB and RDP from the internet to a single VLAN. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this activity?

The correct answer is D. The security team created a honeynet. Opening both SMB and RDP from the Internet into a dedicated VLAN is not a standard practice for production services or a simple jump host (which would only require RDP/SSH). Instead, exposing these services in a controlled network segment is characteristic of a honeynet…

Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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Options

AThe company built a new file-sharing site.
BThe IT team requested a new jump host.
CThe security team is integrating with an SASE platform.
DThe security team created a honeynet.

How the community answered

(27 responses)

A
15% (4)
B
30% (8)
C
7% (2)
D
48% (13)

Explanation

Opening both SMB and RDP from the Internet into a dedicated VLAN is not a standard practice for production services or a simple jump host (which would only require RDP/SSH). Instead, exposing these services in a controlled network segment is characteristic of a honeynet, designed to lure, observe, and analyze attacker behavior against file-sharing and remote-access services.

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