IKM Network Engineering and Security 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a firewall?

Accepted Answer

Monitor and control traffic based on security rules

Answer

Speed up traffic

Answer

Compress data packets

Answer

Assign IP addresses

Question 2

What is a man-in-the-middle attack?

Accepted Answer

Attacker intercepts and potentially alters communications between two parties

Answer

Brute force password attack

Answer

Denial-of-service attack

Answer

Social engineering call

Question 3

Which wireless encryption standard is currently recommended?

Accepted Answer

WPA3

Answer

WEP

Answer

WPA

Answer

WPA2-AES

Question 4

What is the purpose of an IDS?

Accepted Answer

Monitor traffic for suspicious activity and generate alerts

Answer

Block all traffic

Answer

Encrypt data in transit

Answer

Manage passwords

Question 5

What is network segmentation?

Accepted Answer

Dividing a network to contain breaches and reduce attack surface

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Combining networks for efficiency

Answer

Compressing traffic

Answer

Rotating encryption keys

Question 6

What is the function of a VPN?

Accepted Answer

Create an encrypted tunnel over public networks

Answer

Increase internet speed

Answer

Block malware

Answer

Manage DNS records