Section 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a load balancer
A
Distributes the load over man physical servers - A cluster
Common in large environments
2
Q
What is a proxie server
A
Server that sits between the users and the external network.
receives the user request and sends on their behalf.
useful for caching information
3
Q
Unified Threat Management
A
URL filter / Content inspection
Malware inspection
Spam Filter
CSU/DSU
Router,switch
IDS/IPS
Bandwidth shaper
4
Q
What are Intrusions
A
Exploits against operating system,applcations.
Buffer overflows,cross-site scripting.
5
Q
Difference between NIDS and NIPS
A
Detection - alawm or alert
Prevention - Stop it before it gets into the network
