A critical network service is hosted on a legacy server running an obsolete operating system, and you can't replace it until next fiscal year. You just learned it is extremely vulnerable to a new worm that's appeared on other computers on your network, but you can't update the server or install software that will protect it. What can you place between the server and the rest of the network to protect it?

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Rodolfo Booth

Computers & Technology

6 August, 17:27

A critical network service is hosted on a legacy server running an obsolete operating system, and you can't replace it until next fiscal year. You just learned it is extremely vulnerable to a new worm that's appeared on other computers on your network, but you can't update the server or install software that will protect it. What can you place between the server and the rest of the network to protect it?

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Corey Duarte · Answer 1

Answer to the following question is NIPS.

Explanation:

The NIPS stands for the Network Based Intrusion Prevention System.

NIPS is the system that is used to monitor the networks as well as protecting the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the network.

It is the main method that includes in protecting the networks from the threat, such as unauthorized usage and DoS (Denial of the Service).