Question

You are tasked with securing a small network for a client in which the following requirements must be met: If a user on the private network attempts to send confidential company information to an unauthorized entity, an alert should be triggered. The private trusted network should not be accessible from the public untrusted network. If attacks are coming from the external network, the system should detect and prevent malicious activity. All incoming and outgoing email should be scanned for malware. Which of the following would best meet the requirements of the client?
a. Implement a firewall.
b. Implement an IPS
c. Implement a UTM appliance.
d. Implement identity -based ACLS
e. Implement IDS

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

It is best to Implement a UTM appliance.

A Unified Threat Management (UTM) system is a type of network hardware appliance, virtual appliance or cloud service that protects businesses from security threats in a simplified way by combining and integrating multiple security services and features.

DescriptionUnified threat management is an approach to information security where a single hardware or software installation provides multiple security functions. This contrasts with the traditional method of having point solutions for each security function.

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