A rapidly growing startup relies primarily on web servers for its operations, focusing almost exclusively on Hypertext Transfer Protocol $($HTTP$)$ and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure $($HTTPS$)$ traffic.

In the context of this focus and the need for enhanced security, which action should the company prioritize to ensure controlled outgoing network communication?

answer

Permit all incoming and outgoing traffic.

Allow only ports $80$ and $443$ for incoming traffic and restrict unnecessary outgoing protocols.

Restrict outgoing traffic to only port $25.$

Block only incoming requests from private Internet Protocol addresses.