Appendix A. Answers to Review Questions

1:

What are the three types of network attacks?

A1:

Answer: The three types of network attacks are reconnaissance attacks, access attacks, and DoS attacks.

2:

List the four primary threats to network security.

A2:

Answer: The four primary threats to network security are

  • Unstructured

  • Structured

  • External

  • Internal

3:

What kind of threat do script kiddies pose to network security?

A3:

Answer: Script kiddies typically pose an unstructured threat to the network.

4:

What are the four steps in the security wheel?

A4:

Answer:

  1. —Secure the network.

  2. —Monitor the network.

  3. —Test security.

  4. —Improve security.

5:

What are the two main components of the Cisco vision for secure enterprise networking?

A5:

Answer: The Cisco AVVID framework ...

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