During a security review, an engineer recommends placing a research lab's file server on a network segment that has absolutely no wired or wireless links to any other network, including the internet. Which term best describes this type of physically isolated environment?
An air-gapped environment is a security measure in which a computer or network is physically isolated from all external networks. With no wired or wireless interfaces connected to outside systems, data cannot enter or leave electronically, creating a strong barrier against remote attacks. Serverless, microservices, and virtualized environments may still rely on network connectivity, so they do not provide the same level of isolation.
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