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Comptia Security +: Network Security
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1. Capture and analyze network traffic - also known as packet analyzer - sniffer - network analyzer
false negative
allow by default
protocol analyzer
store and forward
2. Examines content passing through and makes a decision on the data based on a set of criteria - normal uses email filtering and web browsing
stateful inspection
proxy
content filter
protocol analyzer
3. A sniffer mode used to capture traffic addressed to/from another machine on the network
false positive
network
multi homed
promiscuous
4. Crashing a computer by sending oversized packets (over 64 bytes) that it doesn't know how to handle
replay
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
ping of death
ARP poisoning
5. A packet filtering firewall works at this layer of the OSI model
router
network
content filter
firewalls
6. Malicious insiders - connections that bypass the firewall (i.e. IM) - encrypted traffic/tunneling - social engineering - physical access are missed by ___________
VLAN
allow by default
session hijacking
firewalls
7. Bastion host - dual homed firewall - multi homed firewall - screened host - screened subnet
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
IP spoofing
HIDS
firewall architectures
8. Protocol used to map an known IP address to its corresponding media access control (MAC) address
passive
subnet
DoS attacks
ARP
9. Connects devices together to form a subnet - packet forwarding is based on MAC addresses - works at the data link layer of the OSI
false positive
cat5
10Base5
switch
10. User / registered ports
1024 - 49 -151
proxy server
screened host
teardrop
11. Used to pass data from one VLAN to another
ARP poisoning
router
NIDS network connections
session hijacking
12. An attacker redirects traffic by falsifying the IP address requested by ARP request
replay
store and forward
ARP poisoning
coaxial
13. Packets with a forged source IP address - purpose to conceal the identity of the sender or impersonate another computing system
IP spoofing
protocol analyzer
null session
zone transfer
14. Ping flooding - ping of death - smurf - fraggle - SYN flood - land - teardrop - email flood
DNS spoofing
DoS attacks
store and forward
tcp/ip hijacking
15. Firewall that communicates directly with a perimeter router and the internal network - 2 NICs - screens internal traffic
IP spoofing
screened host
multiple interface firewall
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
16. Session hijacking countermeasure
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
HIDS
encrypt session key
DNS spoofing
17. IDS response method using logging and notification
encrypt session key
HIDS
passive
ping of death
18. Collection on honeypots
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
honeynet
session hijacking
application
19. IPS response method - terminate process/session - block/reject and redirect network traffic
active
honeypot
IP spoofing
deny by default
20. A person or program masquerades as another by presenting false information to gain an illegitimate advantage
honeypot
spoofing
private
land attack
21. An application layer gateway works at this layer of the OSI model
application
split horizon DNS
honeypot
active
22. Cable designed for transmission at higher speeds (100Mbps - 2Gbps) and longer distances (2km) - expensive -eliminates signal tapping
layered
fiber optic
deny by default
encrypt session key
23. Type of IP addresses not routed on the internet: 10.x.x.x - 172.16.x.x - 192.168.x.x
private
spoofing
NAT
application
24. Network configuration that permits selected outsiders access internal information systems
private
extranet
fraggle
ARP poisoning
25. One process on every system - use local system resources - detect attacks that NIDS misses - examine data after decrypted - can be OS specific - more expensive
proxy
HIDS
promiscuous
dynamic NAT
26. A physical or logical subnetwork that houses systems accessible to a larger untrusted network - usually the Internet - also known as DMZ
subnet
stateful inspection
screened subnet
proxy
27. A locked down/hardened host on the public side of the firewall highly exposed to attacks (i.e. web server - email server)
bastion host
knowledge based
NIPS
static NAT
28. Amplifies the signal of incoming packets before broadcasting them to the network
repeater
deny by default
packet filter
IP spoofing
29. IP - email - website - DNS - and ARP
DMZ
IP spoofing
allow by default
spoofing attacks
30. Acts as an organizations internal phone system
passive
false negative
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
defense in depth
31. Dynamic / private ports
0 - 1023
informed
49 -152 - 65 -535
application gateway
32. Attempt to block service or reduce activity by overloading the victim machine with ping requests
split horizon DNS
NIDS
coaxial
ping flooding
33. A ping message is broadcast to an entire network with a spoofed source IP addess of the victim computer - flooding the victim computer with responses during this attack
switch
smurf
firewalls
false positive
34. Two authoritative sources for your domain namespace with differing contents depending on whether the query is internal or external
NIDS
NAT
HIDS
split horizon DNS
35. Unauthenticated connections - creating the potential for a successful connection as an anonymous user
dynamic NAT
null session
behavior based
VLAN
36. Packet filtering - proxies - stateful inspection
application gateway
firewalls
website spoofing
active
37. Monitors network traffic to identify possible attacks
multi homed
screened subnet
informed
NIDS
38. A variation of a smurf attack using UDP
multi homed
fraggle
ARP
man in the middle and replay
39. Connects devices together to form a subnet - broadcasts incoming packets to all devices
dynamic NAT
hub
spoofing
router
40. IDS that relies on usage patterns and baseline operation - can ID new vulnerability - high rate of false alarms
behavior based
screened subnet
port address translation
IP spoofing
41. Well known ports - allow administrative access - used for network services - considered only ports allowed to transmit traffic thru a firewall
twisted pair
0 - 1023
multi homed
fraggle
42. Most common DMZ implementation using three firewall interfaces (internet - intranet - DMZ)
multiple interface firewall
split horizon DNS
source - destination - protocol
blind
43. IP spoofing attack where the attacker can only send packets and has to guess about replies
repeater
proxy
store and forward
blind
44. A logical division of a computer network - in which all nodes can reach each other by broadcast at the data link layer - equivalent to a VLAN
DMZ
router
broadcast domain
VLAN
45. An attack where an attacker captures sensitive information and sends it again later in an attempt to replicate the transaction
source - destination - protocol
private
replay
firewalls
46. Firewall that intercepts and inspects messages before delivering them - placed between trusted and untrusted networks - degrade network traffic - also know as application gateway
proxy
active
fiber optic
router
47. Cable used most in networks - maximum speed 1Gbps - maximum length 100 meters - susceptible to tap
firewalls
SYN flood
firewall architectures
twisted pair
48. Web servers - FTP servers - DNS servers - mail servers should be located on the _____________
cat3
DMZ
teardrop
private
49. An attacker redirects valid request to malicious sites by feeding a DNS server altered records which are retained in its cache
layered
DNS spoofing
screened subnet
ping of death
50. Cable with copper core - has no physical transmission security and is easy to tap - 10mbps - maximum length 500 meters
twisted pair
coaxial
store and forward
bastion host
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