Securing Your Network Week 1

Question 1

The approach that focuses on continuous verification of users, devices, and their behavior, rather than assuming trust based on location is called

Answer 1

Zero Trust

Question 2

What is the primary goal of network security design?

Answer 2

To establish a layered defense system.

To establish a layered defense system. The primary goal of network security design is to establish a layered defense system that effectively prevents, detects, and mitigates security risks.

Question 3

A forward proxy is a type of proxy server that operates on the client-side.

Answer 3

True

A forward proxy is a type of proxy server that operates on the client-side. It can bypass IP restrictions, maintain anonymity, and filter web traffic.

Question 4

A web application firewall (WAF) is a network security system that filters and blocks unwanted HTTP or HTTPS traffic based on predefined rules to and from a web server.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The purpose of salting in hashing is to make it more difficult for an attacker to

Answer 5

Crack the password hash.

Crack the password hash. Salting is a technique that adds a random string to the password before it is hashed. This makes it much more difficult for an attacker to guess the password, even if they know the hash function.

Question 6

The process of converting readable content (plaintext) into an unreadable form (ciphertext) is called

Answer 6

Encryption

Question 7

Which key principle of defense in depth (DiD) involves duplicating critical security measures?

Answer 7

Redundancy

The key principle of redundancy in DiD involves duplicating critical security measures to ensure backups in case of failure.

Question 8

Which of the following are common hash algorithms?

Answer 8

SHA256
MD5
SHA512
SHA1

Question 9

In Python, you can automatically encode and decode data using the Base64 library.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

EAP is a protocol that can be used to implement 802.1X.

Answer 10

True