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What is a bastion router? How different is it from a firewall?
What is a bastion router? How different is it from a firewall?
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Discuss ways a system administrator can reduce system scanning by hackers.
Discuss ways a system administrator can reduce system scanning by hackers.
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Circuit-Level vs. Network-Level Firewalls
What are circuit-level firewalls? How are they different from network-level firewalls?
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Discuss the best approaches to implementing an effective IDS.
Discuss the best approaches to implementing an effective IDS.
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Firewall Services and Protocols
Search and discuss as many services and protocols as possible offered by a modern firewall.
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Discuss the best ways of protecting an internal network using firewalls from the following attacks: * SMTP server hijacking * Bugs in operating systems * ICMP redirect bombs * Denial of service * Exploiting bugs in applications
Discuss the best ways of protecting an internal network using firewalls from the following attacks:
* SMTP server hijacking
* Bugs in operating systems
* ICMP redirect bombs
* Denial of service
* Exploiting bugs in applications
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Discuss the weaknesses of public key encryption
Discuss the weaknesses of public key encryption
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Discuss the differences between a firewall and a packet filter
Discuss the differences between a firewall and a packet filter
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Firewall Design for File Uploads to Internal Network
How would you design a firewall that would let Internet-based users upload files to a protected internal network server?
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Discuss the weaknesses of symmetric encryption
Discuss the weaknesses of symmetric encryption
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Discuss the advantages of using an application-level firewall over a network-level firewall.
Discuss the advantages of using an application-level firewall over a network-level firewall.
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Discuss the basic components of cryptography
Discuss the basic components of cryptography
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Describe the message authentication process using:
Describe the message authentication process using: (a) Symmetric encryption (b) Public key encryption (c) Hash function
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Differences between Digital Certificates and Digital Signatures in Authentication
Discuss the differences between digital certificates and digital signatures in authentication
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Differentiate between computer and network forensics.
Differentiate between computer and network forensics.
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Firewall Protocol Implementation
Show how data protocols such as TCP, UDP, and ICMP can be implemented in a firewall and give the type of firewall best suited for each of these protocols.
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Honeypot Placement without DMZ
For a system without a DMZ, where is the best area in the network to install a honeypot?
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Comment on the statement regarding CAs and IPsec.
Some say that with the development of systems such as IPsec, the role the CAs play in modern communication will diminish and eventually cease. Comment on this statement.
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System Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Discuss as many effective ways of responding to a system intrusion as possible. What are the best? Most implementable? Most cost-effective?
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Discuss the benefits of system scanning.
Discuss the benefits of system scanning.
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Discuss the limitations of firewalls. How do modern firewalls differ from the old ones in dealing with these limitations?
Discuss the limitations of firewalls. How do modern firewalls differ from the old ones in dealing with these limitations?
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Discuss the difficulties faced by cybercrime investigators.
Discuss the difficulties faced by cybercrime investigators.
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Discuss the role of digital signatures in modern communication
Discuss the role of digital signatures in modern communication
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Discuss three approaches of acquiring information needed to penetrate a network.
Discuss three approaches of acquiring information needed to penetrate a network.
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Why is PKI so vital in modern communications?
Why is PKI so vital in modern communications?
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Reasons why firewalls do not give total security
Give reasons why firewalls do not give total security
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Discuss the limitations of a KDC system in modern communication
Discuss the limitations of a KDC system in modern communication
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Why is a hybrid cryptosystem preferred over symmetric and public key encryption systems?
Why is a hybrid cryptosystem preferred over symmetric and public key encryption systems?
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Compare and contrast the problems and benefits of KDC and PKI
Compare and contrast the problems and benefits of KDC and PKI
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In a modern communication network, what are the limitations of a tree- structured CA system? Why is it necessary?
In a modern communication network, what are the limitations of a tree- structured CA system? Why is it necessary?
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Discuss the risks to the protected internal network as a result of a DMZ
Discuss the risks to the protected internal network as a result of a DMZ
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Describe the sequence of steps a sender of a message takes when sending the message with a digital signature. What steps does the receiver of such a message take to recover the message?
Describe the sequence of steps a sender of a message takes when sending the message with a digital signature. What steps does the receiver of such a message take to recover the message?
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Can system intrusions be stopped? Support your response.
Can system intrusions be stopped? Support your response.
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In your opinion, is computer forensics a viable tool in the fight against the cybercrime epidemic?
In your opinion, is computer forensics a viable tool in the fight against the cybercrime epidemic?
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