Network Security, Firewalls, and VPN's
Second Edition Chapter 4, 5, 6 exam
Questions and Answers
Which term describes a form of security based on hiding
details of a system, or creating convolutions that are difficult
to understand? - Correct Answer ✅Security through
obscurity
Which of the following describes AppleTalk? - Correct
Answer ✅A legacy protocol used in networks hosting mainly
Macintosh computers
To write a comprehensive security policy, you should first
inventory and examine the components of the IT
infrastructure. - Correct Answer ✅True
The best defenses against covert channels include IDS and
intrusion prevention system (IPS) and thoroughly watching all
aspects of an IT infrastructure for aberrant or abnormal
events of any type. - Correct Answer ✅True
Bricking occurs when an update process causes a complete
failure of the security control. - Correct Answer ✅True
,Network Security, Firewalls, and VPN's
Second Edition Chapter 4, 5, 6 exam
Questions and Answers
IPv4 can be encrypted using IP Security (IPSec) or other
virtual private network (VPN) protocols. - Correct Answer
✅True
Hackers can be deterred by defense methods that detect and
evade. All of the following are defense methods, except which
one? - Correct Answer ✅Botnet Army
A fail-open grants all users the minimum level of access and
permission required to perform an assigned job task or
responsibility. - Correct Answer ✅False
A rootkit describes a form of malware that hackers can
upload and deploy on a target system; it often replaces
multiple components of the host operating system with
altered code. - Correct Answer ✅True
Footprinting involves researching and uncovering information
about a potential attack target. - Correct Answer ✅True
, Network Security, Firewalls, and VPN's
Second Edition Chapter 4, 5, 6 exam
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a private
address? - Correct Answer ✅They are leased
Which of the following describes a banner? - Correct
Answer ✅A message sent by a service in response to a valid
or invalid query. Its function is to confirm communication is
functioning properly or to announce an error.
The principle of least privilege states that you should grant
users the fewest capabilities, permissions, and privileges
possible to complete their assigned work, without additional
capabilities. - Correct Answer ✅True
Slack space refers to the unused portion of the last cluster
allocated to a stored file. It may contain remnants of prior
files stored in that location. - Correct Answer ✅True
Which of the following describes identity and access
management (IAM)? - Correct Answer ✅The security
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