Vocabulary
Firewalls
Intrusion Detection
Linux Commands
Firewall Features
Questions from the Test
100

A Software or Hardware-based network security system  that allows or denies network traffic according to a set of rules

What is a Firewall

100

This type of Firewall is installed on the edge of a private network or network segment

What is a Network-based Firewall

100

A device or software that monitors, logs and detects security breaches, but takes no action to stop or prevent them

What is Intrusion Detection Systems or IDS

100

Lists all the current rules

What is : sudo iptables -L

100

Helps prevent attackers from discovering a network through ICMP echo request

What is Block Ping to WAN

100

How many network interfaces does a dual-homed gateway typically have?

What is Three
200

Firewalls use filtering rules which are used to identify allowed and blocked traffic. These are called? 

What are Access Control List (ACL) 

200

This type of Firewall is installed onto a single computer

What is a Host-Based Firewall

200

A device that monitors, logs, and reacts to stop or prevent security breaches

What is a Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

200

Clears all the current rules

What is : sudo iptables -F
200

Prevents the response to port scans from the WAN. This protects against port floods

What is Stealth Mode

200

Which of the following combines several layers of security services and network functions into one piece of hardware?

What is Unified Threat Management (UTM)

300

An appliance, also known as an all-in-one appliance, that combines several layers of security and networking services into one solution 

What is UTM

300

This makes decisions about the traffic to allow based on virtual circuits or sessions

What is a Circuit-level Gateway

300

What are the TWO (2) detection methods used by IDS systems

What are Signature based and Anamoly Based 

300

Saves changes to the iptables on Ubontu systems.

What is : sudo /sbin/iptables-save

300

Blocks the sending of incomplete IP packets

What are Fragmented Packets

300


Based on the diagram, which type of proxy server is handling the clients request

What is Reverse Proxy Server

400

A buffer network that is located between a private network and an untrusted network

What is a Screened Subnet

400

What are the 3 Iptable chain commands

What are Input, Forward, and Output

400

This type of IDS implementation monitors systems data on an INDIVIDUAL host such as a server. It analyzes changes made to the operating system files, software applications adn logs

What is Host-Based intrusion detection system or HIDS

400

Drops all incoming traffic

What is : sudo iptables -A INPUT -j DROP

400

Monitors the rate of SYN packets during a configuration period to help prevent flood

What is SYN Flood Detect Rate/Echo storm detect rate

400

As a security precaution, you've implemented IPsec to work between any two devices on your network. IPsec provides encryption for traffic between devices.

You would like to implement a solution that can scan the contents of the encrypted traffic to prevent any malicious attacks.

Which solution should you implement?

What is Host-based IDS

500

This is a router that is most external to the network and closest to the internet. It uses ACLs to filter packets as a form of security

What is a Screened Router

500

What are the two ways you can use a "deny"

What are Implicit Deny and Explicit Deny

500

A pyshical device or sensor that triggers an alarm. Can alert of trespassers and can be easily added to existing networks

What is Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDs)

500

Blocks all connections associated with the IP address of 192.168.0.254

What is : sudo iptables -A INPUT -s 192.168.0.254 -j DROP

500

Drops all invalid TCP packets

What is TCP Flood


500

Which IDS traffic assessment indicates that the system identified harmless traffic as offensive and generated or stopped the traffic?

What is False Positive

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