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Which action most directly addresses vulnerabilities caused by poor-quality program code?.
- A.Improving code quality through careful development and testing
- B.Allowing every network packet through the firewall
- C.Sharing private keys with all users
- D.Disabling all monitoring of systems
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- Improving code quality through careful development and testing
Explanation
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Worms, trojans and viruses can exploit vulnerabilities in software. Improving code quality reduces the number of weaknesses available to exploit.
Monitoring and protection can provide additional safeguards.
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