Chapter 7. Network Perimeter Security

Which tool would you use if you want to view the contents of a packet?

• TDR
• Port scanner
• Protocol analyzer
• Loopback adapter

The honeypot concept is enticing to administrators because

• It enables them to observe attacks.
• It traps an attacker in a network.
• It bounces attacks back at the attacker.
• It traps a person physically between two locked doors.

James has detected an intrusion in his company. What should he check first?

• DNS logs
• Firewall logs
• The Event Viewer
• Performance logs

Which of the following devices should you employ to protect your network? (Select the best answer.)

• Protocol analyzer
• Firewall
• DMS
• Proxy server

Which device’s log file will show access control lists and who was allowed access and who wasn’t?

• Firewall
• Smartphone
• Performance Monitor
• IP proxy

Where are software firewalls usually located?

• On routers
• On servers
• On Clients
• On every computer

Where is the optimal place to have a proxy server?

• In between two private networks
• In between a private network and a public network
• In between two public networks
• On all of the servers

A coworker has installed an SMTP server on the company firewall. What security principle does this violate?

• Chain of custody
• Use of a device as it was intended
• Man trap
• Use of multifuncion network devices

You are working on a server and are busy implementing a network intrusion detection system on the network. You need to monitor the network traffic from the server. What mode should you configure the network adapter to work in?

• Half-duplex mode
• Full-duplex mode
• Auto-configuration mode
• Promiscuous mode

Which of the following displays a single public IP address to the Internet while hiding a group of internal private IP addresses?

• HTTP proxy
• Protocol analyzer
• IP proxy
• SMNP proxy