Free CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 Practice Question

A system within your network has been identified as vulnerable to a particular exploit that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Which of the following actions is MOST effective in mitigating this type of vulnerability?

  • Apply the latest security patches for the vulnerable system's software.

  • Implement application whitelisting to control which programs are allowed to run.

  • Perform a code review to identify and manually correct the vulnerable code segments.

  • Disable unnecessary services running on the system to reduce the attack surface.

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CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 / 
Vulnerability Management
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