Posted: December 31st, 2020

Implementing Firewall Technologies,computer science Assignment: I need help writing a research paper.

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SEC453
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Chapter 6 – Implementing Firewall Technologies

1. 
What are the two specific areas of the network
that need to be secured?
2. 
What basic security services are provided to
applications by the operating system?
3. 
What is the difference between a “direct
application attack” and an “indirect application attack”?
4. 
List techniques that can be implemented to help
protect an endpoint from operating system vulnerabilities.
5. 
What are the two primary Cisco offerings
designed to ensure robust endpoint security?
6. 
Identify four important features of Cisco’s
Network Admission Control system.
7. 
How is a buffer overflow attack caused in an
Ethernet switch?
8. 
Provide a brief description of a MAC address
spoofing attack.
9. 
What tool is commonly used to launch a MAC
address buffer overflow attack?
10.  How
is storm control implemented by a switch?
11.  How
is a VLAN hopping attack implemented?
12.  What
is the best way to mitigate the VLAN hopping attack?
13.  List
switch security commands and explain their purpose.
14.  Explain
the three different violation modes.
15.  Why
might an administrator use the “sticky” modifier?
16.  Identify
the features of SNMP MAC address notification system.
17.  What
is the purpose of the port fast feature of an Ethernet switch?
18.  What
commands are used to enable the port fast feature?
19.  What
is the purpose of implementing the BPDU guard on an Ethernet switch?
20.  There
are two different ways to enable BPDU filtering. What are the differences
between the two methods?
21.  What
is the purpose of enabling root guard on an Ethernet switch?
22.  What
is the difference between using BPDU guard and using root guard?
23.  What
is a storm attack and how can it be mitigated?
24.  What
are the guidelines for securing VLAN trucks?
25.  What
is a SPAN port and how can it be used to protect your network?
26.  What
command will allow you to verify the configuration of a SPAN port?
27.  What
is the purpose of the PVLAN Edge feature?
28.  What
command will enable PVLAN Edge protection on an interface?
29.  Provide
a list of the guidelines for the protection of layer 2.
30.  Compare
an autonomous AP to a controller-based AP. How are they different?
31.  What
are the characteristics of the lightweight AP model? What advantages does it
offer?
32.  Identify
threats to a wireless infrastructure.
33.  Identify
some of the tools that are used by wireless network attackers.
34.  What
components are typically found in a VoIP system?
35.  Identify
some of the threats to the VoIP system.
36.  Why
is it advantageous to place voice traffic on its own VLAN?
37.  In
what ways does an ASA protect a VoIP system?
38.  What
is the primary side effect of encrypting VoIP traffic?
39.  What
is a SAN, and what business needs are addressed by it?
40.  Identify
the six critical areas of a SAN that should be secured.

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