Protecting the Organization

Question 1

IPS

Answer 1

Intrusion prevention systems

Question 2

uses a set of traffic signatures that match and block malicious traffic and attacks

Answer 2

IPS

Question 3

Let remote employees use a secure encrypted tunnel from their mobile computer and securely connect back to the organization’s network.

Answer 3

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

Question 4

Uses signatures or behavioral analysis of applications to identify and block malicious code from being executed

Answer 4

Antimalware/Antivirus

Question 5

Looks deeper into the network traffic itself and identify malicious behavior that has to be blocked

Answer 5

Firewalls

Question 6

is installed in next generation Cisco routers, firewalls, IPS devices and web and email security appliances. It can also be installed as software in host computers.

Answer 6

Cisco’s Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)

Question 7

a VPN system that lets remote workers use a secure encrypted tunnel from their mobile computer to securely connect back to the organization’s network. All Cisco security appliances are equipped with a VPN server and client technology, designed for secure encrypted tunneling.

Answer 7

Cisco’s AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

Question 8

a next generation firewall that has all the capabilities of an ISR router, as well as advanced network management and analytics. It can help you to see what’s happening on the network so that you can detect attacks earlier.

Answer 8

Cisco’s Firepower 4100 Series

Question 9

these routers have many capabilities, including traffic filtering, the ability to run an intrusion prevention system (IPS), encryption and VPN capabilities for secure encrypted tunneling.

Answer 9

Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) 4000

Question 10

this firewall filters communications based on source and destination IP addresses.

Answer 10

Network layer firewall

Question 11

this firewall filters communications based on source and destination data ports, as well as connection states.

Answer 11

Transport layer firewall

Question 12

this firewall filters communications based on an application, program or service.

Answer 12

Application layer firewall

Question 13

this firewall filters communications based on the user, device, role, application type and threat profile.

Answer 13

Context aware layer firewall

Question 14

this firewall filters web content requests like URLs, domain names and media types.

Answer 14

Proxy server

Question 15

this firewall is placed in front of web servers, reverse proxy servers protect, hide, offload and distribute access to web servers.

Answer 15

Reversed proxy server

Question 16

this firewall hides or masquerades the private addresses of network hosts.

Answer 16

Network address translation (NAT) firewall

Question 17

this firewall filters ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

Answer 17

Host-based firewall

Question 18

a process of probing a computer, server or other network host for open ports.

Answer 18

Port Scanning

Question 19

IDS

Answer 19

Intrusion detection system

Question 20

security measures deployed on a network to detect and prevent malicious activities.

Answer 20

IDS/IPS