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WGU (D487, KEO1) Secure Software Design Exam - Topic 3 Question 3 Discussion
Topic #: 3
Recent vulnerability scans discovered that the organization's production web servers were responding to ping requests with server type, version, and operating system, which hackers could leverage to plan attacks.
How should the organization remediate this vulnerability?
To remediate the vulnerability of servers responding to ping requests with sensitive information, the organization should configure the servers to return as little information as possible to network requests. This practice is known as reducing the attack surface. By limiting the amount of information disclosed, potential attackers have less data to use when attempting to exploit vulnerabilities. Regular updates and patching (Option B) are also important, but they do not address the specific issue of information disclosure. Uninstalling or disabling unnecessary features (Option C) and restricting access to configuration files (Option D) are good security practices, but they do not directly prevent the leakage of server information through ping responses.
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