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Midterm review Chapters 1-5

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Information Technology Quiz am Midterm review Chapters 1-5, erstellt von Mary Sunseri am 03/03/2018.
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Frage 1

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Which of the following is the best definition for war-driving?
Antworten
  • Driving and seeking rival hackers
  • Driving while hacking and seeking a computer job
  • Driving looking for wireless networks to hack
  • Driving while using a wireless connection to hack

Frage 2

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In addition to mandating federal agencies to establish security measures, the Computer Security Act of 1987 defined important terms such as:
Antworten
  • security information
  • private information
  • unauthorized access
  • sensitive information

Frage 3

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What are the three approaches to security?
Antworten
  • High security, medium security, and low security
  • Perimeter, layered, and hybrid
  • Internal, external, and hybrid
  • Perimeter, complete, and none

Frage 4

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An attack characterized by an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users from accessing a system is called:
Antworten
  • war-dialing
  • spoofing
  • denial of service
  • social engineering

Frage 5

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The first computer incident response team is affiliated with what university?
Antworten
  • Harvard University
  • Princeton
  • Carnegie-Mellon University
  • Yale

Frage 6

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The process of reviewing logs, records, and procedures to determine whether they meet appropriate standards is called:
Antworten
  • auditing
  • filtering
  • authenticating
  • sneaking

Frage 7

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Which of the following best defines the primary difference between a sneaker and an auditor?
Antworten
  • There is no difference
  • The sneaker tends to be less skilled
  • The sneaker tends to use more unconventional methods
  • The auditor tends to be less skilled

Frage 8

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Which of the following types of privacy laws affect computer security?
Antworten
  • Any privacy law applicable to your organization
  • Any privacy law
  • Any federal privacy law
  • Any state privacy law

Frage 9

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An intrusion-detection system is an example of:
Antworten
  • Proactive security
  • Perimeter security
  • Good security practices
  • Hybrid security

Frage 10

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Which of the following is the best definition of “sensitive information”?
Antworten
  • Any information that is worth more than $1,000
  • Any information that has monetary value and is protected by any privacy laws
  • Any information that, if accessed by unauthorized personnel, could damage your organization in any way
  • Military or defense related information

Frage 11

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Which of the following maintains a repository for information on virus outbreaks and detailed information about specific viruses?
Antworten
  • F-Secure Corporation
  • CERT
  • SANS Institute
  • Microsoft Security Advisor

Frage 12

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Which is a technique used to provide false information about data packets?
Antworten
  • Phreaking
  • Social engineering
  • Hacking
  • Spoofing

Frage 13

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What is the term for hacking a phone system?
Antworten
  • phreaking
  • Cracking
  • Hacking
  • Telco-hacking

Frage 14

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Which is NOT one of the three broad classes of security threats?
Antworten
  • Preventing or blocking access to a system
  • Gaining unauthorized access into a system
  • Malicious software
  • Disclosing contents of private networks

Frage 15

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Are there any reasons not to take an extreme view of security, if that view errs on the side of caution?
Antworten
  • No, there is no reason not to take such an extreme view.
  • Yes, if you are going to err, assume there are few if any realistic threats.
  • Yes, that can lead to wasting resources on threats that are not likely.
  • Yes, that can require that you increase your security skills in order to implement more rigorous defenses.

Frage 16

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A text file that is downloaded to a computer by a Web site to provide information about the Web site and online access is called a:
Antworten
  • cookie
  • Trojan horse
  • script kiddy
  • key logger

Frage 17

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Which of the following is the most basic security activity?
Antworten
  • Installing a firewall
  • Controlling access to resources
  • Authenticating users
  • Using a virus scanner

Frage 18

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Which of the following is NOT a connectivity device used to connect machines on a network?
Antworten
  • Network interface card
  • Hub
  • Proxy server
  • Switch

Frage 19

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The process of determining whether the credentials given by a user are authorized to access a particular network resource is called:
Antworten
  • auditing
  • accessing
  • authorization
  • authentication

Frage 20

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Which approach to security is proactive in addressing potential threats before they occur?
Antworten
  • Layered security approach
  • Passive security approach
  • Dynamic security approach
  • Hybrid security approach

Frage 21

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Those who exploit systems for harm such as to erase files, change data, or deface Web sites are typically called:
Antworten
  • gray hat hackers
  • black hat hackers
  • white hat hackers
  • red hat hackers

Frage 22

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Encryption and virtual private networks are techniques used to secure which of the following?
Antworten
  • Connection points
  • Data
  • Firewalls
  • Proxy servers

Frage 23

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Which of the following is the best definition for the term sneaker?
Antworten
  • An amateur hacker
  • A person who hacks a system to test its vulnerabilities
  • A person who hacks a system by faking a legitimate password
  • An amateur who hacks a system without being caught

Frage 24

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Which of the following is not one of the three major classes of threats?
Antworten
  • Online auction fraud
  • Denial of Service attacks
  • A computer virus or worm
  • Actually intruding on a system

Frage 25

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Which is NOT one of the three broad classes of security threats?
Antworten
  • Disclosing contents of private networks
  • Malicious software
  • Preventing or blocking access to a system
  • Gaining unauthorized access into a system

Frage 26

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What is a computer virus?
Antworten
  • Any program that can change your Windows registry.
  • Any program that self replicates
  • Any program that causes harm to your system
  • Any program that is downloaded to your system without your permission

Frage 27

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When assessing threats to a system, what three factors should you consider?
Antworten
  • How much traffic the system gets, the security budget, and the skill level of the security team
  • The system’s attractiveness, the information contained on the system, and how much traffic the system gets
  • The skill level of the security team, the system’s attractiveness, and how much traffic the system gets
  • The system’s attractiveness, the information contained on the system, and the security budget

Frage 28

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Which of the following would most likely be classified as misuses of systems?
Antworten
  • Using your business computer to conduct your own (non-company) business
  • Getting an occasional personal email
  • Looking up information on a competitor using the Web
  • Shopping on the web during lunch

Frage 29

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What is a technique used to determine if someone is trying to falsely deny that they performed a particular action?
Antworten
  • Non-repudiation
  • Access Control Authorization
  • Audiiting
  • Sneaking

Frage 30

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Which approach to security addresses both the system perimeter and individual systems within the network?
Antworten
  • Perimeter security approach
  • Layered security approach
  • Hybrid aecurity approach
  • Dynamic security approach

Frage 31

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Which of the following gives the best definition of spyware?
Antworten
  • Any software that monitors which Web sites you visit
  • Any software or hardware that monitors your system
  • Any software that logs keystrokes
  • Any software used to gather intelligence

Frage 32

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Which of the following is the best definition for non-repudiation?
Antworten
  • It is another term for user authentication
  • Processes that verify which user performs what action
  • Security that does not allow the potential intruder to deny his attack
  • Access control

Frage 33

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Blocking attacks seek to accomplish what?
Antworten
  • Prevent legitimate users from accessing a system
  • Breaking into a target system
  • Shut down security measures
  • Install a virus on the target machine

Frage 34

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Which term is generally used by hackers to refer to attempts at intrusion into a system without permission and usually for malevolent purposes?
Antworten
  • Social engineering
  • Blocking
  • Hacking
  • Cracking

Frage 35

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The most desirable approach to security is one which is:
Antworten
  • Layered and dynamic
  • Perimeter and static
  • Layered and static
  • Perimeter and dynamic

Frage 36

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Which of the following activities do security professionals recommend to limit the chances of becoming a target for a Trojan horse?
Antworten
  • Prevent employees from downloading and installing any programs
  • Download and install Windows updates and patches monthly
  • Only open e-mail attachments from friends or co-workers
  • Only download jokes, animated Flash files, or utility programs from popular sites

Frage 37

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Which method of defense against a SYN flood involves altering the response timeout?
Antworten
  • Micro blocks
  • SYN cookies
  • RST cookies
  • Stack tweaking

Frage 38

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Which created a buffer overflow attack against a Windows flaw called the DCOM RPC vulnerability?
Antworten
  • Blaster
  • MyDoom
  • SoBig
  • Slammer

Frage 39

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What do many analysts believe was the reason for the MyDoom virus/worm?
Antworten
  • A DoS attack against Microsoft.com
  • A DoS attack targeting Microsoft Windows IIS servers
  • An e-mail attack targeting Bill Gates
  • A DDoS attack targeting Santa Cruz Operations

Frage 40

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Which is NOT true about a buffer overflow attack?
Antworten
  • Susceptibility to a buffer overflow is entirely contingent on software flaws.
  • A hacker does not need a good working knowledge of some programming language to create a buffer overflow.
  • A buffer overflow can load malicious data into memory and run it on a target machine.
  • A careful programmer will write applications so the buffer will truncate or reject data that exceeds the buffer length.

Frage 41

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What is the name for a DoS defense that is dependent on sending back a hash code to the client?
Antworten
  • Server reflection
  • RST cookie
  • Stack tweaking
  • SYN cookie

Frage 42

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What is the best way to defend against a buffer overflow?
Antworten
  • Stopping all ICMP traffic
  • Using a robust firewall
  • Keeping all software patched and updated
  • Blocking TCP packets at the router

Frage 43

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The spread of viruses can be minimized by all of the following EXCEPT:
Antworten
  • using a code word with friends to determine if attachments are legitimate
  • using a virus scanner
  • immediately following instructions in security alerts e-mailed to you from Microsoft
  • never opening attachments you are unsure of

Frage 44

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Which of the following is NOT a denial of service attack?
Antworten
  • Ping of Death
  • SYN flood
  • Smurf attack
  • Stack tweaking

Frage 45

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Which of the following is the best definition for IP spoofing?
Antworten
  • Sending packets that are misconfigured
  • Sending a packet that appears to come from a trusted IP
  • Setting up a fake Web site that appears to be a different site
  • Rerouting packets to a different IP

Frage 46

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Which attack relies on broadcast packets to cause a network to actually flood itself with ICMP packets?
Antworten
  • Smurf attack
  • SYN flood
  • Tribal flood
  • ICMP flood

Frage 47

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Which attack occurs by sending packets that are too large for the target machine to handle?
Antworten
  • SYN flood
  • ICMP flood
  • Ping of death
  • Stack tweaking

Frage 48

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One of the most common types of attacks via the Internet is:
Antworten
  • Buffer overflow
  • IP spoofing
  • Session hacking
  • Denial of service

Frage 49

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Which of the following virus attacks initiated a DoS attack?
Antworten
  • Walachi
  • MyDoom
  • Bagle
  • Faux

Frage 50

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Which router configuration is potentially least vulnerable to an attack?
Antworten
  • Routers that filter packets with source addresses in the local domain
  • Proxy firewalls where the proxy applications use the source IP address for authentication
  • Routers to external networks that support multiple internal interfaces
  • Routers with two interfaces that support subnetting on the internal network

Frage 51

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What is a technical weakness of the Stack tweaking defense?
Antworten
  • It only decreases time out but does not actually stop DoS attacks
  • It is complicated and requires very skilled technicians to implement
  • It is resource intensive and can degrade server performance.
  • It is ineffective against DoS attacks

Frage 52

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Which created a domestic “cyber terrorism” attack against a Unix distributor?
Antworten
  • MyDoom
  • W32.Storm.Worm
  • Blaster
  • Slammer

Frage 53

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What is the name for a DoS attack that causes machines on a network to initiate a DoS against one of that network’s servers?
Antworten
  • Smurf attack
  • Distributed Denial of Service
  • SYN flood
  • Ping of Death

Frage 54

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Which of the following would be the best defense if your Web server had limited resources but you needed a strong defense against DoS?
Antworten
  • Stack tweaking
  • A firewall
  • SYN cookies
  • RST cookies

Frage 55

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What was the greatest damage from the Bagle virus?
Antworten
  • It deleted system files
  • It corrupted the Windows registry
  • It was difficult to detect
  • It shut down antivirus software

Frage 56

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How does the SYN cookie work?
Antworten
  • Replaces cookies left by virus/worm programs.
  • Causes server to send wrong SYNACK to the client.
  • Prevents memory allocation until third part of SYN ACK handshaking.
  • Enables encryption of outbound packets.

Frage 57

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From the attacker’s point of view, what is the primary weakness in a DoS attack?
Antworten
  • The attack does not cause actual damage
  • The attack must be sustained.
  • The attack is difficult to execute
  • The attack is easily thwarted

Frage 58

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Shutting down router and firewall ports 5554 and 9996 will block most damage from which of these?
Antworten
  • Sobig
  • Trojan horses
  • Bagle
  • Sasser

Frage 59

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Which attack causes Internet routers to attack the target systems without actually compromising the routers themselves?
Antworten
  • ICMP flood
  • SYN flood
  • Tribal Flood Network
  • Distributed Reflection Denial of Service

Frage 60

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Which attack relies on broadcast packets to cause a network to actually flood itself with ICMP packets?
Antworten
  • Tribal flood
  • SYN flood
  • Smurf attack
  • ICMP flood

Frage 61

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What DoS attack is based on leaving connections half open?
Antworten
  • SYN flood
  • Smurf Attack
  • Ping of Death
  • Distributed Denial of Service

Frage 62

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What is the best method of defending against IP spoofing?
Antworten
  • Installing a router/firewall that blocks packets that appear to be originating within the network
  • Blocking all incoming TCP traffic
  • Blocking all incoming ICMP traffic
  • Installing a router/firewall that blocks packets that appear to be originating from outside the network

Frage 63

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Which of the following best describes session hacking?
Antworten
  • Taking over a target machine via a Trojan horse
  • Taking control of the login session
  • Taking control of a target machine remotely
  • Taking control of the communication link between two machines

Frage 64

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Which of the following is a recommended configuration of your firewall to defend against DoS attacks?
Antworten
  • Block TCP packets that originate outside your network
  • Block all incoming packets
  • Block ICMP packets that originate outside your network
  • Block all ICMP packets

Frage 65

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Which copies itself into the Windows directory and creates a registry key to load itself at startup?
Antworten
  • Slammer
  • MyDoom
  • Sasser
  • Bagle

Frage 66

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Which presented itself as an e-mail from the system administrator informing the user of a virus infection and gave directions to open an e-mail attachment which would then scan for e-mail addresses and shared folders?
Antworten
  • Sobig
  • Sasser
  • Minmail
  • Bagle

Frage 67

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Which of the following best describes a buffer overflow attack?
Antworten
  • An attack that attempts to put misconfigured data into a memory buffer
  • An attack that attempts to send oversized TCP packets
  • An attack that attempts to put too much data in a memory buffer
  • An attack that overflows the target with too many TCP packets

Frage 68

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What is a Trojan horse?
Antworten
  • Software that deletes system files then infects other machines
  • Software that self replicates
  • Software that causes harm to your system
  • Software that appears to be benign but really has some malicious purpose

Frage 69

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Which of the following denial of service attacks results from a client’s failure to respond to the server’s reply to a request for connection?
Antworten
  • ICMP flood
  • SYN flood
  • Tribal flood
  • UDP flood

Frage 70

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What is the danger inherent in IP spoofing attacks?
Antworten
  • Many of these attacks open the door for other attacks
  • Many firewalls don’t examine packets that seem to come from within the network.
  • They can be difficult to stop
  • They are very damaging to target systems

Frage 71

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Which is NOT a typical adverse result of a virus?
Antworten
  • Increased network traffic
  • Changing system settings
  • Increased network functionality and responsiveness
  • Deletion of files

Frage 72

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What type of firewall is Check Point Firewall-1?
Antworten
  • Packet filtering/application gateway hybrid
  • SPI/application gateway hybrid
  • Circuit level gateway
  • Application gateway

Frage 73

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What implementation is Check Point Firewall-1?
Antworten
  • Switch based
  • Host based
  • Network based
  • Router based

Frage 74

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Which is a hardware firewall vendor manufacturing Stateful Packet Inspection units with NAT and DES especially for small offices?
Antworten
  • Cisco
  • Wolverine
  • D-Link
  • Check Point

Frage 75

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Should a home user with ICF block port 80, and why or why not?
Antworten
  • She should not because it would prevent her from using Web Pages
  • She should not because that will prevent her from getting updates and patches
  • She should unless she is running a Web server on her machine.
  • She should because port 80 is a common attack point for hackers

Frage 76

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Why is an SPI firewall more resistant to flooding attacks?
Antworten
  • It requires user authentication
  • It examines each packet in the context of previous packets
  • It automatically blocks large traffic from a single IP
  • It examines the destination IP of all packets

Frage 77

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Snort is which type of IDS?
Antworten
  • Client-based
  • Router-based
  • OS-based
  • Host-based

Frage 78

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Snort is which type of IDS?
Antworten
  • Client-based
  • Router-based
  • OS-based
  • Host-based

Frage 79

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What is one complexity found in enterprise environements that is unlikely in small networks or SOHO environments?
Antworten
  • Diverse user groups
  • Web vulnerabilities
  • Multiple operating systems
  • Users running different applications

Frage 80

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Which type of IDS is the Cisco Sensor?
Antworten
  • Anomaly detection
  • Intrusion deterrence
  • Intrusion deflection
  • Anomaly deterrence

Frage 81

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It should be routine for someone in the IT security staff to
Antworten
  • Physically inspect the firewall
  • Review firewall logs
  • Reboot the firewall
  • Test the firewall by attempting a ping flood

Frage 82

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Using a server running the Linux operating system with its built-in firewall as the network firewall is one example of which firewall configuration?
Antworten
  • router-based
  • dual-homed host
  • network host-based
  • screened host

Frage 83

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What is an advantage of an enterprise environment?
Antworten
  • Skilled technical personnel available
  • Multiple operating systems to deal with
  • IDS systems not needed
  • Lower security needs

Frage 84

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Which is true about SonicWALL firewall solutions?
Antworten
  • They work on Linux, Unix, Solaris, and Windows platforms.
  • They are relatively inexpensive.
  • All models contain built-in encryption.
  • They include built-in proxy server capabilities.

Frage 85

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In which mode of operation does Snort display a continuous stream of packet contents to the console?
Antworten
  • Heuristic mode
  • Network intrusion-detection mode
  • Packet logger mode
  • Packet sniffer mode

Frage 86

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In comparing a packet filter firewall with a stateful packet inspection firewall (SPI), the SPI firewall is:
Antworten
  • LESS susceptible to ping and SYN floods but MORE susceptible to IP spoofing
  • LESS susceptible to ping and SYN floods and LESS susceptible to IP spoofing.
  • MORE susceptible to ping and SYN floods and MORE susceptible to IP spoofing
  • MORE susceptible to ping and SYN floods and LESS susceptible to IP spoofing

Frage 87

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Which of the following are four basic types of firewalls?
Antworten
  • Screening, bastion, dual-homed, circuit level
  • Packet filtering, application gateway, circuit level, stateful packet inspection
  • Stateful packet inspection, gateway, bastion, screening
  • Application gateway, bastion, dual-homed, screening

Frage 88

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In many typical configurations with multiple firewalls, e-mail servers and FTP servers are located in the:
Antworten
  • internal corporate network
  • demilitarized zone
  • corporate intranet
  • external network

Frage 89

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Which of the following is not an advantage of the Fortigate firewall?
Antworten
  • Built-in encryption
  • Built-in virus scanning
  • Content filtering
  • Low cost

Frage 90

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Should a home user block ICMP traffic, and why or why not?
Antworten
  • It should be blocked because such traffic is often used to transmit a virus
  • It should be blocked because such traffic is often used to do port scans and flood attacks
  • It should not be blocked because it is necessary for network operations
  • It should not be blocked because it is necessary for using the Web

Frage 91

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Why might a proxy gateway be susceptible to a flood attack?
Antworten
  • It does not require user authentication
  • It allows multiple simultaneous connections
  • It does not properly filter packets
  • Its authentication method takes more time and resources

Frage 92

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A standalone technology that hides internal addresses from the outside and only allows connections that originate from inside the network is called:
Antworten
  • TFTP
  • HTTP
  • DMZ
  • NAT

Frage 93

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What is another term for preemptive blocking?
Antworten
  • Banishment vigilance
  • Intruder blocking
  • Intrusion deflection
  • User deflection

Frage 94

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Which serves as a single contact point between the Internet and the private network?
Antworten
  • Bastion host
  • DMZ
  • Screened host
  • Dual-homed host

Frage 95

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One type of intrusion-detection and avoidance which involves identifying suspect IP addresses and preventing intrusions is called:
Antworten
  • anomaly detection
  • intrusion deterrence
  • preemptive blocking
  • intrusion deflection

Frage 96

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NAT is a replacement for what technology?
Antworten
  • Proxy server
  • Firewall
  • IDS
  • Antivirus software

Frage 97

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Which is a robust commercial software firewall solution for Linux operating systems?
Antworten
  • SonicWALL
  • Wolverine
  • McAfee Personal Firewall
  • Symantec Norton Firewall

Frage 98

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Which is true about Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)?
Antworten
  • It has a logging feature enabled by default.
  • It works best in conjunction with a perimeter firewall.
  • It blocks incoming and outgoing packets.
  • It is a screened host firewall.

Frage 99

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Which of the following is not a profiling strategy used in anomaly detection?
Antworten
  • Executable profiling
  • Threshold monitoring
  • Resource profiling
  • System monitoring

Frage 100

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Which type of intrusion-detection relies on people rather than software or hardware?
Antworten
  • Banishment vigilance
  • Intrusion deterrence
  • Infiltration
  • Anomaly detection

Frage 101

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Which type of firewall is included in Windows XP and many distributions of Linux operating systems?
Antworten
  • Stateful packet inspection
  • User authentication
  • Packet filter
  • Application proxy

Frage 102

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What is one complexity found in enterprise environements that is unlikely in small networks or SOHO environments?
Antworten
  • Users running different applications
  • Multiple operating systems
  • Diverse user groups
  • Web vulnerabilities

Frage 103

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What type of firewall requires individual client applications to be authorized to connect?
Antworten
  • Stateful packet inspection
  • Dual-homed
  • Application gateway
  • Screened gateway

Frage 104

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Which of the following is not one of Snort’s modes?
Antworten
  • Network intrusion-detection
  • Sniffer
  • Packet logger
  • Packet filtering

Frage 105

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What tool does McAfee Personal Firewall offer?
Antworten
  • A visual tool to trace attacks
  • NAT
  • Strong encryption
  • Vulnerability scanning

Frage 106

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An open source software circuit level gateway is available from which of the following?
Antworten
  • Watchguard Technologies
  • SonicWALL
  • Teros
  • Amrita Labs

Frage 107

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Which of the following are four basic types of firewalls?
Antworten
  • Application gateway, bastion, dual-homed, screening
  • Packet filtering, application gateway, circuit level, stateful packet inspection
  • Stateful packet inspection, gateway, bastion, screening
  • Screening, bastion, dual-homed, circuit level

Frage 108

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Which type of firewall creates a private virtual connection with the client?
Antworten
  • Circuit level gateway
  • Dual-homed
  • Application gateway
  • Bastion

Frage 109

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Which type of firewall negotiates between the server and client to permit or deny connection based on the type of software and connection requested?
Antworten
  • Circuit level gateway
  • Application gateway
  • Packet filter
  • Stateful packet inspection

Frage 110

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Which firewall configuration would be appropriate within a network to separate and protect various subnets of a network to provide greater security?
Antworten
  • bastion host
  • demilitarized zone
  • router-based
  • dual-homed host

Frage 111

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Which of the following is not a common feature of most single PC firewalls?
Antworten
  • Packet filtering
  • Software-based
  • Ease of use
  • Built-in NAT

Frage 112

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It should be routine for someone in the IT security staff to
Antworten
  • Reboot the firewall
  • Physically inspect the firewall
  • Review firewall logs
  • Test the firewall by attempting a ping flood

Frage 113

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A firewall designed to secure an individual personal computer is a:
Antworten
  • screened host firewall
  • single machine firewall
  • simple hardware firewall
  • combination hardware/software firewall

Frage 114

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What type of firewall is SonicWALL TI70?
Antworten
  • Application gateway
  • Circuit-level gateway
  • Packet screening
  • Stateful Packet Inspection

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Which of the following is an advantage of the network host-based configuration?
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  • It is resistant to IP spoofing
  • It has user authentication
  • It is inexpensive or free
  • It is more secure

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Which of the following is a benefit of Cisco firewalls?
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  • Very low cost
  • Built-in virus scanning on all products
  • Built-in IDS on all products
  • Extensive training available on the product

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Once a circuit level gateway verifies the user’s logon, it creates a virtual circuit between:
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  • the internal client and the external server
  • the external server and the proxy server
  • the external server and the firewall
  • the internal client and the proxy server

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At what OSI layer do packet filters function?
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  • Physical layer
  • Transport layer
  • Network layer
  • Data link layer

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Which is NOT a function of an intrusion-detection system?
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  • Inspect all inbound and outbound port activity
  • Notify the system administrator of suspicious activity
  • Infiltrate the illicit system to acquire information
  • Look for patterns in port activity

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What might one see in an implementation of intrusion deterrence?
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  • Real resources with fake names
  • Fake resources with legitimate-sounding names
  • Blocking of legitimate users by mistake
  • Profiling of users, resources, groups, or applications

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A system that is set up for attracting and monitoring intruders is called what?
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  • Fly paper
  • Honey pot
  • Hacker cage
  • Trap door

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A device that hides internal IP addresses is called
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  • Dual-homed host
  • Bastion firewall
  • Proxy server
  • A screened host

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Medium-sized networks have what problem?
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  • Low budgets
  • Diverse user group
  • Need to connect multiple LANs into a single WAN
  • Lack of skilled technical personnel

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A firewall that uses a combination of approaches rather than a single approach to protect the network is called:
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  • multi-homed
  • dual-homed
  • open source
  • hybrid

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How can vulnerability to flooding attacks be reduced with an application gateway?
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  • Packets are continually checked during the connection
  • Vulnerability to flooding attacks with an application gateway cannot be mitigated
  • Authenticating users
  • External systems never see the gateway

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Identifying abnormal activity on a firewall requires that one establish a:
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  • baseline
  • screened host
  • bastion host
  • proxy server

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An intrusion-detection system detecting a series of ICMP packets sent to each port from the same IP address might indicate:
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  • scanning of the system for vulnerabilities prior to an attack
  • Trojan horse/virus infection sending information back home
  • a Distributed Denial of Service attack in progress
  • the system has been infiltrated by an outsider

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Why is an SPI firewall less susceptible to spoofing attacks?
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  • It requires user authentication
  • It requires client application authentication
  • It automatically blocks spoofed packets
  • It examines the source IP of all packets

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What is ICF?
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  • Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
  • Windows 2000 Internet Connection Firewall
  • Windows 2000 Internet Control Firewall
  • Windows XP Internet Control Firewall

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Which is a firewall vendor manufacturing a host-based firewall for Windows 2000 Server, Sun Solaris, and Red Hat Linux environments?
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  • D-Link
  • Wolverine
  • Check Point
  • Cisco

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Which of the following is not a reason to avoid choosing infiltration as part of an IDS strategy?
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  • It can be time consuming
  • It requires knowledge of the target group
  • It can be expensive
  • The group may retaliate

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A series of ICMP packets sent to your ports in sequence might indicate what?
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  • A packet sniffer
  • A port scan
  • A DoS attack
  • A ping flood

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An intrusion-detection method that measures and monitors how programs use system resources is called:
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  • user/group profiling.
  • resource profiling.
  • executable profiling.
  • threshold monitoring.

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Which strategy is used in the implementation of intrusion deterrence?
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  • Installing honey pots to pose as important system
  • Monitoring connection attempts to identify IP addresses of attackers
  • Using fake names to camouflage important systems
  • Infiltrating online hacker groups

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Which method of intrusion-detection develops historic usage levels to measure activity against?
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  • Threshold monitoring
  • Application profiling
  • Resource profiling
  • Infiltration profiling

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What is the greatest danger in a network host-based configuration?
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  • SYN flood attacks
  • IP spoofing
  • Operating System Security flaws
  • Ping flood attacks

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Which type of firewall is generally the simplest and least expensive?
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  • Circuit level gateway
  • Application gateway
  • Packet filter
  • Stateful packet inspection

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Implementation of intrusion deflection as a strategy requires the use of:
Antworten
  • fake targets
  • blocking software
  • warnings to intruders to leave
  • innocuous names for sensitive targets

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Which of the following is found in Norton’s personal firewall but not in ICF?
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  • Strong encryption
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • A visual tool to trace attacks
  • NAT

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Which of the following is a common problem when seeking information on firewalls?
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  • Unbiased information may be hard to find.
  • It is difficult to find information on the Web.
  • Information often emphasizes price rather than features.
  • Documentation is often incomplete

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Which of the following can be shipped preconfigured?
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  • Router-based firewalls
  • Stateful packet inspection firewalls
  • Dual-homed firewalls
  • Network host-based firewalls

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Which is a term used to refer to the process of authentication and verification?
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  • Filtering
  • Negotiation
  • Connecting
  • Screening

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Which type of firewall negotiates between the server and client to permit or deny connection based on the type of software and connection requested?
Antworten
  • Circuit level gateway
  • Stateful packet inspection
  • Application gateway
  • Packet filter

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Which intrusion detection strategy monitors and compares activity against preset acceptable levels?
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  • Threshold monitoring
  • Infiltration monitoring
  • Application monitoring
  • Resource profiling

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Which of the following is a problem with the approach of a profiling strategy that is used in anomaly detection?
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  • It misses many attacks
  • It is resource intensive
  • It yields many false positives
  • It is difficult to configure

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What is the purpose of the warning configuration for Specter’s email file?
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  • To scare off at least novice hackers
  • To keep your normal users honest
  • To deter highly skilled hackers
  • To track hackers back to their source IPs

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Regarding the Firewall-1 firewall, which of the following is NOT true?
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  • It is particularly vulnerable to SYN floods.
  • It is a packet filtering, application gateway hybrid.
  • It uses Stateful Packet Inspection.
  • It automatically blocks and logs oversized packets.

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IDS is an acronym for:
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  • Intrusion deterrence service
  • Intrusion-detection service
  • Intrusion deterrence system
  • Intrusion-detection system

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What is the most important security advantage to NAT?
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  • It hides internal network addresses
  • By default it blocks all ICMP packets
  • It blocks incoming ICMP packets
  • By default it only allows outbound connections

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Which is true about the Wolverine firewall solution?
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  • It includes built-in VPN capabilities.
  • It works on Linux, Unix, Solaris, and Windows platforms.
  • Encryption can be added with a free Web download.
  • It is expensive.

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What four rules must be set for packet filtering firewalls?
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  • Username, password, protocol type, destination IP
  • Source IP, destination IP, username, password
  • Protocol type, source port, destination port, source IP
  • Protocol version, destination IP, source port, username

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Setting up parameters for acceptable use, such as the number of login attempts, and watching to see if those levels are exceeded is referred to as what?
Antworten
  • Resource profiling
  • Executable profiling
  • System monitoring
  • Threshold monitoring

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Attempts by an intruder to determine information about a system prior to the start of an intrusion attack is called:
Antworten
  • foot printing
  • infiltration
  • deflecting
  • detecting

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Which is NOT a service included in the Norton single machine firewall?
Antworten
  • Data recovery
  • Popup ad blocking
  • Blocking of outgoing traffic
  • Privacy protection

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Banishment vigilance is another name for:
Antworten
  • anomaly detection
  • intrusion deflection
  • intrusion deterrence
  • preemptive blocking

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Which type of encryption is included with the T170?
Antworten
  • PGP and AES
  • WEP and DES
  • WEP and PGP
  • AES and DES

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Which is a unique feature of the McAfee Personal Firewall that is not found on most personal firewalls?
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  • Blocking incoming traffic on selected ports
  • Online scanning of system for vulnerabilities
  • Performing traceroute to show the source of incoming packets
  • Recording a log of all attempts at incoming packets

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Why might you run Specter in strange mode?
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  • It will be difficult to determine the system is a honey pot
  • It will deter novice hackers
  • It may fascinate hackers and keep them online long enough to catch them
  • It may confuse hackers and deter them from your systems

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A firewall configuration using a server as a router and running multiple network interfaces with automatic routing disabled is an example of a:
Antworten
  • dual-homed host
  • screened host
  • router-based
  • network host-based

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Why might a proxy gateway be susceptible to a flood attack?
Antworten
  • Its authentication method takes more time and resources
  • It does not properly filter packets
  • It allows multiple simultaneous connections
  • It does not require user authentication

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Which intrusion-detection method measures activity levels against known short-term and/or long-term work profiles?
Antworten
  • Threshold monitoring
  • User/group work profiling
  • Executable profiling
  • Resource profiling

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Why might a circuit level gateway be inappropriate for some situations?
Antworten
  • It blocks web traffic
  • It is simply too expensive
  • It has no user authentication
  • It requires client side configuration

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Which is NOT true about enterprise networks and firewall solutions?
Antworten
  • They are likely to be supported by multiple network administrators.
  • They are usually made up of several interconnected networks.
  • They are usually easier to manage and secure.
  • They are likely to contain several different operating systems.

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Attempting to make your system appear less appealing is referred to as what?
Antworten
  • Intrusion deterrence
  • System deterrence
  • System camouflage
  • Intrusion deflection

Frage 165

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Which of the following is an important feature of D-Link DFL 300?
Antworten
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Liberal licensing policy
  • WEP encryption
  • Built-in IDS

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Which firewall solution would be best for a large enterprise running Windows XP Professional and Linux operating systems, using the Internet, and requiring remote access to their Intranet server for field sales people?
Antworten
  • Check Point Firewall-1
  • Cisco PIX 515E
  • Fortigate 3600
  • Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall

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Why is an SPI firewall more resistant to flooding attacks?
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  • It automatically blocks large traffic from a single IP
  • It requires user authentication
  • It examines each packet in the context of previous packets
  • It examines the destination IP of all packets

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A profiling technique that monitors how applications use resources is called what?
Antworten
  • Application monitoring
  • Resource profiling
  • System monitoring
  • Executable profiling

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Symantec Decoy Server does all of the following EXCEPT:
Antworten
  • simulate incoming mail server functions
  • record all traffic related to an intrusion attack
  • simulate outgoing mail server functions
  • track attacking packets to their source

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Attempting to attract intruders to a system set up to monitor them is called what?
Antworten
  • Intrusion routin
  • Intrusion deterrence
  • Intrusion banishment
  • Intrusion deflection

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Which type of firewall is considered the most secure?
Antworten
  • Circuit-level gateway
  • Stateful packet inspection
  • Dual-homed
  • Packet screening

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Following rules and learning from experience as part of the process to identify and notify an administrator about an intrusion are typical when Snort is operating in which mode?
Antworten
  • Network intrusion-detection mode
  • Packet logger mode
  • Sniffer mode
  • Command mode

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Using a server running the Linux operating system with its built-in firewall as the network firewall is one example of which firewall configuration?
Antworten
  • screened host
  • network host-based
  • router-based
  • dual-homed host

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Which of the following solutions is actually a combination of firewalls?
Antworten
  • Dual-homed firewalls
  • Router-based firewalls
  • Screened firewalls
  • Bastion host firewalls

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Which is NOT one of the basic premises under which a honey pot functions?
Antworten
  • Intruders will tend to go for easy targets with valuable data
  • Any traffic to the honey pot is suspicious
  • Security must allow attackers inside
  • Only legitimate users have a reason to connect to it

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In many typical configurations with multiple firewalls, e-mail servers and FTP servers are located in the:
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  • demilitarized zone
  • internal corporate network
  • corporate Intranet
  • external network
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