An IS auditor wants to ensure that the organization's network is adequately protected from network-based intrusion via the Internet and the World Wide Web. A firewall that is properly configured as a gateway to the Internet protects against such intrusion by:
A. Preventing external users from accessing the network via internal rogue modems
B. Preventing unauthorized access to the Internet by internal users
C. Preventing unauthorized access to the network by external users via ad-hoc wireless networking
D. Preventing unauthorized access by external users to the internal network via the firewalled gateway
Answer: D. Preventing unauthorized access by external users to the internal network via the firewalled gateway
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