CCNA Security Chapter 1

Modern Network Security Threats

1.0.1 What does Network Security involve?

What do Network security organizations do?

What are some types of network attacks?

1.1.1 Why is Network Security important to

organizations and businesses?

What is the difference between an intrusion

detection system (IDS) and an intrusion
prevention system (IPS)?

Explain the difference between packet-filtering

firewalls and stateful firewalls?

What are the two main types of internal threats

to the network?

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What is Cryptography?

Describe the three components of Information

Security?

1.1.2 What is a hacker? Bad or Good

Describe Nmap

Describe SATAN

Describe Back Orifice 2000

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What is the main need for laws safeguarding

network security?

1.1.3 What are some of the network security

organizations?

1.1.4 What are the 12 network security domains

specified by the ISO/IEC?

1,1,5 What is a Security Policy?

Describe the Cisco Self-Defending Network.

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1.2.1 Describe the three primary vulnerabilities for

end-users:

1.2.2 Describe the three major components to most

worm attacks:

Describe the five basic phases of a worm or

virus attack:

1.2.3 Describe the types of Trojan Horse attacks:

1.2.4 Describe the four phases of worm mitigation:

Describe Cisco Security Agent:

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Describe the Cisco Network Admission Control

(NAC):

Describe Cisco MARS

1.3.1 Describe the three major categories of network

attacks:

1.3.3 Describe the five basic ways that DoS attacks

can do harm:

1.3.4 How can Reconnaissance attacks be

mitigated?

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How can Access attacks be mitigated?

How can DoS or DDoS attacks be mitigated?

Describe the 10 best practices to secure your

network:

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