Exam Essentials
Familiarize yourself with the technologies used by TCP/IP and the Internet. IP addresses and port numbers are combined to create an interface called a socket. Most TCP and UDP protocols communicate using this socket as the primary interface mechanism. Clients and servers communicate using ports. Ports can be changed to enhance security. Web services use HTML and other technologies to allow rich and animated websites. These technologies potentially create security problems because they may have individual vulnerabilities. Verify the problems that exist from a security perspective before enabling these technologies on your systems.
Be able to describe the primary methods used for network monitoring. The primary methods used for ...
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