A company hired a third-party firm to conduct as assessment of vulnerabilities exposed to the Internet. The firm informs the company that an exploit exists for an FTP server that has a version installed from eight years ago. The company has decided to keep the system online anyway, as no upgrade exists from the vendor. Which of the following BEST describes the reason why the vulnerability exists?

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The vulnerability exists because the FTP server is running a version that is no longer supported by the vendor, meaning it has reached its end-of-life and no updates or patches are available to fix known vulnerabilities.

A Company Hired a Third-Party Firm to Conduct as Assessment