WGU Courses and Certificates Secure-Software-Design Question # 6 Topic 1 Discussion

To remediate the vulnerability of servers responding to ping requests with sensitive information, the organization should configure the servers to return as little information as possible to network requests. This practice is known as reducing the attack surface. By limiting the amount of information disclosed, potential attackers have less data to use when attempting to exploit vulnerabilities. Regular updates and patching (Option B) are also important, but they do not address the specific issue of information disclosure. Uninstalling or disabling unnecessary features (Option C) and restricting access to configuration files (Option D) are good security practices, but they do not directly prevent the leakage of server information through ping responses.

References: The remediation steps are aligned with best practices in vulnerability management, which include finding, prioritizing, and fixing vulnerabilities, as well as configuring servers to minimize the exposure of sensitive information123.