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Domain 4 Flashcards

Network Security

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API

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Application Programming Interface. Set of routines, standards protocols, & tools for building software applications to access web-based software applications/web tools

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Bit

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most essential representation of data (zero or one) at Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model

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Broadcast

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transmission is a one-to-many (one-to-everyone) form of sending internet traffic

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Byte

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unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits

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Cloud Computing

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model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources (networks, servers, etc)

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Community Cloud

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system which cloud infrastructure is for exclusive use for specific group of consumers with shared concerns. Owned/Managed/Operated by 1+ organizations, third party, or combination on/off premises

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De-encapsulation

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opposite process of encapsulation, bundles of data are unpacked/revealed

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DoS

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Denial-of-Service. Prevention of authorized access to resources or delaying of time-critical operations

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DNS

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Domain Name Service. Service, physical server, & network protocol

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Encapsulation

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bundling together data & methods. Taking any set of data & packaging it/hiding it in another data structure

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Encryption

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process & act of converting the message from its plaintext to ciphertext. “Enciphering”

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File Transfer Protocol

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internet protocol/program used to transfer files between hosts

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Fragment Attack

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attacker fragments traffic in a way where the system is unable to put packets back together

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Hardware

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physical parts of computer & related devices

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Hybrid Cloud

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combination of public cloud storage & private where critical data is in private & other data is public

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IaaS

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Infrastructure as a Service. Provider of core computing, storage, & network hardware/software as foundation for organizations can build/deploy applications. Popular in data centers, purchased as outsourced service billed on usage

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol. IP network protocol standardized by IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) through RFC 792 to determine if a particular service/host is available

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IPv4

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Internet Protocol. Standard for transmission of data from source to destinations in packet-switched communications networks & interconnected systems

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Man-in-the-Middle

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attack where threat positions itself between user & system to intercept/alter data traveling between

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Microsegmentation

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part of zero-trust strategy that breaks LANs into small, localized zones using firewalls or similar technology. Places firewall at every connection point (ideal)

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Oversized Packets Attack

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purposely sending network packet larger than expected/can be handled, causing receiving system to fail unexpectedly

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Packet

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Representation of data at Layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model

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Payload

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primary action of malicious code attack

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PCI DSS

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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. IS Standard administered by PCI SSC (council) that applies to merchants/service providers who process card transactions

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PaaS

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Platform as a Service. Web-authoring/application development middleware environment that allows applications to be built in cloud before they’re deployed as SaaS assets

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Private Cloud

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cloud computing environment in which all hardware & software resources are dedicated exclusively to a single customer

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Protocols

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set of rules (formats & procedure) to implement & control some type of association (communication) between systems

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Public Cloud

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on-demand computing service/infrastructure managed by third-party provider & shared with multiple organization using the public internet

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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transport Protocol. Standard communication protocol for sending/receiving email between senders & receivers

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Software

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computer programs & associated data that may be dynamically written/modified during execution

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SaaS

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Software as a Service. Customer uses cloud provider’s applications running within a cloud infrastructure. Customer/Consumer doesn’t manage/control underlying cloud infrastructure

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Spoofing

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Faking the sending address of a transmission to gain illegal entry into secure system

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TCP/IP Model

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Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Internetworking protocol model created by the IETF which specifies four layers of functionality.
Link Layers (physical communication)
Internet Layer (network-to-network communication)
Transport Layer (basic channel for connections/connectionless exchange of data between hosts)
Application Layer (where other protocols/user applications programs access network services)

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VLAN

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Virtual Local Area Network. Workstations, servers, & network devices appear to be on the same LAN (Local Area Network) despite actual geographical distribution

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VPN

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Virtual Private Network. Built on top of existing network that can provide a secure communications mechanism for transmission between networks

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WLAN

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Wireless Local Area Network. Group of computers & devices that are located in the same vicinity, forming a network based on radio transmissions rather than wired

Wi-Fi network is type of WLAN

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Zenmap

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graphical user interface (GUI) for Nmap Security Scanner, an open-source application that scans network to determine everything that is connected to it

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Zero Trust

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removing the design belief that the network has any trusted space. Security is managed at each possible level, representing the most granular asset. Micro-segmentation of workloads is a tool of the model

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