An e-commerce site has been receiving suspicious queries that appear to be attempts to inject malicious scripts. The security manager recommends adding a tool that analyzes HTTP data at a high level and blocks harmful requests before they reach the web servers. What measure are they deploying?
A dedicated inspection component that examines incoming data for harmful patterns at the topmost traffic layer
A system that scans local processes on the server for abnormal activity
A network-based filtering service that looks at packet headers and logs details
A device that inspects source addresses to block unapproved endpoints
The correct approach is the option that addresses harmful requests at the application layer and blocks injection attempts before they interact with the web servers. This tool examines content, not just network addresses or basic headers, and is designed to detect suspicious patterns in queries. Other answers focus on different layers or post-infection detection, which do not mitigate script-based threats in real time.
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