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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 214 of 611

A rarely used feature carries repeated vulnerabilities. Which approach reduces risk most durably?

  1. Monitoring it more closely
  2. Removing the capability entirely
  3. Patching it more frequently
  4. Adding a firewall rule in front of it
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Answer: B. Removing the capability entirely

Reducing the attack surface removes the capability rather than guarding it, so future flaws in it cannot apply.

Source: NIST SP 800-40 Rev. 4 (NIST) — SP 800-40 Rev. 4 § 2.1 Risk Responses

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