A security technician at a small business is worried about the Layer 2 switches in the network suffering from a DoS style attack caused by staff incorrectly cabling network connections between switches. Which of the following will BEST mitigate the risk if implemented on the switches?

A. Spanning tree
B. Flood guards
C. Access control lists
D. Syn flood


Answer: A. Spanning tree

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