Firewall Types 3.2

Question 1

Layer 4 VS Layer 7 Firewalls

Answer 1

Layer 4 Firewalls block or allow traffic based on the port number

Layer 7 Firewalls can block or allow traffic based on the application

Question 2

A type of firewall called a […], combines several services into one device. These include:
- URL filter / Content inspection
- Malware inspection / blocking
- Spam Filter
- Router / Switch built in
- IDS / IPS
- Bandwidth Shaper
- VPN Endpoint

Answer 2

UTM Unified Threat Management

Question 3

UTMs mainly operate at the […] layer of the OSI Model

Answer 3

Transport (Layer 4)

Question 4

A more modernized firewall called a […], operates at the […] layer of the OSI Model

Answer 4

NGFW Next Generation Firewall

Application (Layer 7)

Question 5

One feature of a NGFW allows you to block or allow sites based on a […]

Answer 5

Category

Ex: Gambling, Porn

Question 6

Unlike a UTM or NGFW, a […] applies rules to HTTP and HTTPS conversations. This means it will allow or disallow the traffic based on the input of a web based application.

Ex:
- SQL Injection (Adding your own commands to an applications SQL query)
- Cross Site Scripting

Answer 6

Web Application Firewall (WAF)