S+ Objective 1.1 Network Technologies Flashcards

Question	Answer
Load Balancing	Dividing a load for greater efficiency of management among multiple devices.
Proxy	A type of system that prevents direct communications between a client and a host by acting as an intermediary.
VPN	Virtual Private Network. A tunnel system that uses the public Internet as a backbone for a private interconnection (network) between locations.
IDS	Intrusion Detection System. Tools that identify and respond to attacks using defined rules or logic. An IDS can be network-based or host-based.
Spam	Unwanted, unsolicited email sent in bulk.
Examples of all-in-one security appliances	UTM (Unified Threat Management) and NGFW (Next Generation Firewall)
URL Filtering	Blocking websites based solely on the URL, restricting access to specified websites and certain web-based applications.
Content Inspection/Filtering	Filtering websites based on content. Looks at the data coming in.
Malware Inspection	Tools that identify malware on a system

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