GIAC GSEC Question Answer
Why would someone use port 80 for deployment of unauthorized services?
Google will detect the service listing on port 80 and post a link, so that people all over the world will surf to the rogue service.
If someone were to randomly browse to the rogue port 80 service they could be compromised.
This is a technique commonly used to perform a denial of service on the local web server.
HTTP traffic is usually allowed outbound to port 80 through the firewall in most environments.
TESTED 12 Jul 2025
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