What is malicious port scanning and how can you defend against it?

What will be an ideal response?

Malicious port scanning is when an attacker looks for open ports to infiltrate a network.

To defend against malicious port scanning, install and configure a firewall, which is hardware and/or software designed to filter out unwanted network traffic and protect authorized traffic.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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