A security administrator needs to implement a control that actively filters network traffic between the company's internal network and the untrusted external internet. The goal is to block unauthorized access and malicious traffic based on a set of security rules. Which of the following security controls BEST fits this requirement?
A firewall is a technical control designed to monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules, acting as a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network. Security awareness training is a managerial control, fencing is a physical control, and an incident response plan is an operational and corrective control.
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