Company ABC will test connecting networks with Company XYZ as part of their upcoming merger
and are both concerned with minimizing security exposures to each others network throughout the
test. Which of the following is the FIRST thing both sides should do prior to connecting the
networks?
A.
Create a DMZ to isolate the two companies and provide a security inspection point for all intercompany network traffic.
B.
Determine the necessary data flows between the two companies.
C.
Implement a firewall that restricts everything except the IPSec VPN traffic connecting the two
companies.
D.
Implement inline NIPS on the connection points between the two companies.