Mike, a network administrator, has been asked to passively monitor network traffic to the
company’s sales websites. Which of the following would be BEST suited for this task?
A.
HIDS
B.
Firewall
C.
NIPS
D.
Spam filter
Explanation:
Network-based intrusion prevention system (NIPS) monitors the entire network for suspicious
traffic by analyzing protocol activity.
NIPS is not passive it can be installed passive mode
I agree IPS is actively working to protect, while IDS is is passively monitoring. I assumed as Ronnie stated that you can set NIPS to passive as an option but was not 100% on that. Either way NIPS is network based while HIDS is host based.
Can’t you put a IDS on the Web Server?
You could, one of the things I hate about the wording on the test questions is that it is inconsistent with when it expects you to assume certain things. I was expecting NIPR to not be the answer here since they explicitly said passive monitoring, which is what an IDS would be for. You could as you said, use a HIDS just on the web servers to accomplish this task with minimal disruption to other network functions.
There is a sim on the actual exam where an attacker uses a tablet to hack a gaming site. Can anyone help with that?
This is incorrect. HIDS is passive, NIPS will prevent the traffic automatically which makes it not passive. HIDS will monitor it and you will have the ability to approve or disapprove.
pas·sive·ly
ˈpasivlē/Submit
adverb
1.
in an accepting manner, without active response or resistance.
NIDS should be the answer.
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You have just received some room and WiFi access control recommendations from a security consulting company. Click on each building to bring up available security controls. Please implement the following requirements:
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Configure the firewall (fill out the table) to allow these four rules:
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An administrator intends to configure an IPSec solution that provides ESP with integrity protection, but not confidentiality protection. Which of the following AES modes of operation would meet this integrity-only requirement?
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A security program manager wants to actively test the security posture of a system. The system is not yet in production and has no uptime requirement or active user base. Which of the following methods will produce a report which shows vulnerabilities that were actually exploited?
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A new intern in the purchasing department requires read access to shared documents. Permissions are normally controlled through a group called “purchasing”, however, the purchasing group permissions allow write access. Which of the following would be the BEST course of action?
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A business has recently deployed laptops to all sales employees. The laptops will be used primarily from home offices and while traveling, and a high amount of wireless mobile use is expected. To protect the laptops while connected to untrusted wireless networks, which of the following would be the BEST method for reducing the risk of having the laptops compromised?
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B. Swap/pagefile
C. Mounted network storage
D. ROM
E. RAM
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When configuring settings in a mandatory access control environment, which of the following specifies the subjects that can access specific data objects?
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B. System
C. Administrator
D. User
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NEW QUESTION 150
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NEW QUESTION 151
A user clicked an email link that led to a website that infected the workstation with a virus. The virus encrypted all the network shares to which the user had access. The virus was not detected or blocked by the company’s email filter, website filter, or antivirus. Which of the following describes what occurred?
A. The user’s account was over-privileged.
B. Improper error handling triggered a false negative in all three controls.
C. The email originated from a private email server with no malware protection.
D. The virus was a zero-day attack.
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