Getting Started in Cybersecurity

Question 1

Types of Firewalls

Answer 1

Packet Filter/Stateless Firewall
Stateful Firewall
Third-Generation Firewall
Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW)

Question 2

In a UTM firewall, which component monitors protocols, such as FTP and HTTP?

Answer 2

Application layer filter

Question 3

Which type of firewall was the first generation of firewalls?

Answer 3

Packet filter

Question 4

Which three elements does a stateful firewall track when determining whether to allow or deny a TCP/IP connection? (Choose three.)

Answer 4

Destination port
Source IP address
Protocol in use

Question 5

What was a limitation of first-generation firewalls?

Answer 5

Opened random ports and used multiple connections

Question 6

Which three traits are characteristics of a next generation firewall (NGFW)? (Choose three.)

Answer 6

Can segment a network based on user, device, and application type
Delivers high-performance inspection
Uses AI to enforce security policies

Question 7

What does NAC use to segment a network?

Answer 7

Device Profiles

Question 8

Which type of attack is a sandbox effective at stopping that conventional software cannnot stop?

Answer 8

Zero-day attacks

Question 9

Which feature characterizes third-gen sandbox technology?

Answer 9

Automation and artificial intelligence

Question 10

What was a benefit of second-gen sandbox technology?

Answer 10

Timely sharing of threat intelligence

Question 11

What is a sandbox?

Answer 11

An isolated enviornment to test suspicious files/hyperlinks