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Chapter 6

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  1. 1Isabella is a security support manager for a large enterprise. In a recent meeting, she was asked which of the standard networking devices already present on the network could be configured to supplement the specific network security hardware devices that were recently purchased. Which of these standard networking devices would Isabella recommend?
    1. Arouter
    2. Bhub
    3. Cvirtual private network
    4. DSIEM device
  2. 2Ximena noticed that Sofia had created a network bridge on her new laptop between the unsecured wireless network and the organization’s secure intranet. Ximena explained to Sofia the problem associated with setting up the bridge. What did Ximena tell Sofia?
    1. AA bridge will block packets between two different types of networks.
    2. BA bridge cannot be used on any Internet connection.
    3. CA bridge would block packets from reaching the Internet.
    4. DA bridge could permit access to the secure wired network from the unsecured wireless network
  3. 3Which of these would NOT be a filtering mechanism found in a firewall ACL rule?
    1. Asource address
    2. Bdirection
    3. Cdate
    4. Dprotocol
  4. 4Which of the following devices can identify the application that send packets and then make decisions about filtering based on it?
    1. AInternet content filter
    2. Bapplication-based firewall
    3. Creverse proxy
    4. Dweb security gateway
  5. 5Which function does an Internet content filter NOT perform?
    1. Aintrusion detection
    2. BURL filtering
    3. Cmalware inspection
    4. Dcontent inspection
  6. 6How does network address translation (NAT) improve security?
    1. AIt filters based on protocol.
    2. BIt discards unsolicited packets.
    3. CIt masks the IP address of the NAT device.
    4. DNATs do not improve security.
  7. 7Francisco was asked by a student intern to explain the danger of a MAC flooding attack on a switch. What would Francisco say?
    1. AOnce the MAC address table is full the switch functions like a network hub.
    2. BA MAC flooding attack with filter to the local host computer’s MAC-to-IP address tables and prevent these hosts from reaching the network.
    3. CIn a defense of a MAC flooding attack network routers will freeze and not permit any incoming traffic.
    4. DA MAC flooding attack will prevent load balances from identifying the correct VIP of the servers.
  8. 8Which device is easiest for an attacker to take advantage of to capture and analyze packets?
    1. Arouter
    2. Bhub
    3. Cswitch
    4. Dload balancer
  9. 9Sebastian was explaining to his supervisor why the enterprise needed to implement port security. His supervisor asked what security action a flood guard could do when a MAC flooding attack occurred. Which of the following was NOT an answer that was given by Sebastian?
    1. AIgnore the new MAC addresses while allowing normal traffic from the single pre-approved MAC address
    2. BCause the device to enter a fail-open mode.
    3. CRecord new MAC addresses up to a specific limit
    4. DBlock the port entirely
  10. 10Which statement regarding a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is NOT true?
    1. AIt can be configured to have one or two firewalls.
    2. BIt typically includes an email or web server.
    3. CIt provides an extra degree of security.
    4. DIt contains servers that are used only by internal network users.

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