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Define:
Firewall |
Firewall is a filtering device that enforces network security policy and protects the network against external attacks.
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What is filtering?
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Filtering allows what you want on your netowrk and denies what you do not.
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A firewall is an authenitcation system. T or F?
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False
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A firewall is a remote access server. T or F?
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False
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A firewall can read encrypted traffic. T or F?
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False
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A firewall is not an intrusion detection system. T or F
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True
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A firewall can only detect malicious traffic when such traffic enters one of the firewall's interfaces. T or F
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True
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Firewalls protect against insider attacks. T or F
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False
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A firewall can protect against the threat of removable media. True of false?
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False
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Who needs a firewall?
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Anyone who uses a computer to interact with and exchange resources with another computer.
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A hardware firewall can protect what?
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A single host or a network of hosts
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A software firewall can protect` what?
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Only a single host
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Host firewalls protect what?
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They protect against the host and protect the network from the host.
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Risk management is the process of examining values, ___, ___, and the total cost of compromise versus the value of the resource and the cost of the protection.
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Threate levels, likeliehoods
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Define asset value (AV)
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The overall value of the resource or asset. calculation should include both tangible and intangible costs and value.
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