activity 3

Question 1

software firewall alternative

Answer 1

hardware firewall
- built into router or standalone device

justify - software easier to install than physically setting up hardware

Question 2

anti virus alternative

Answer 2

keep software up to date
- updating systems allows them to have patches
- secure against new threats

justify - anti virus software detects and deletes threats for you and you may forget to update

Question 3

informing employee alternative

Answer 3

for external devices - ban them
- risk of infected usb/ system eliminated

justify original - external device may be needed so informing is better than fully banning

for social engineering - blocking external email sources
- blocks suspicious email

justify - may block legitimate emails and cause disruptions

Question 4

network segmentation alternative

Answer 4

logical network segmentation
- use configuration and software boundaries
- separate VLANS
justify -
physcial is easier to picture how the network will look

better physcial isolation (subnets are completelty seperate)

Question 5

buy VPN alternative

Answer 5

manual encryption
- employee manually puts file into encryption software

justify - employee may forget to do this

Question 6

reconfig router alt

Answer 6

intrusion prevention system (IPS)
- detects and prevents attacks/ malicious activity with real time prevention

justify - permanent fix to the router
recinfig router will improve network perfromance

Question 7

backup alt

Answer 7

cloud storage
justify - cloud storage may have unauth 3rd party access