Chapter Review

1.?

Which one of the following is not one of the Cisco SAFE Axioms?

1. Switches Are Targets

2. VPNs Are Targets

3. Routers Are Targets

4. Hosts Are Targets

5. Networks Are Targets

6. Applications Are Targets

2.?

Why must IDS be tuned when deployed?

1. To learn the network devices

2. To learn the protocols running in the network

3. To reduce false positives

4. To ensure compatibility with other security devices

3.?

To reduce the chances of DoS attacks, filtering should be configured on which two of the following RFCs?

1. 2827

2. 1518

3. 1814

4. 1918

4.?

OTP mitigates which of the following common attacks?

1. Man-in-the-middle attacks

2. Network reconnaissance attacks

3. Brute force password attacks

4. Trojan horse attacks

5.?

What are the correct first initials for the Cisco Security Wheel?

1. SMTI

2. PITR

3. ISPB

4. BPIM

6.?

The SAFE document considers which of the following architectures to be most secure?

1. In-Band

2. SSL

3. HTTPS

4. Out-of-Band

7.?

SAFE as a security policy template for company networks provides which one of the following?

1. An all-encompassing design for providing full security for corporate networks

2. A materials list for security purchases

3. A single-vendor approach to end-to-end network security designs

4. The original statement is false; SAFE is not a security policy template

8.?

According to SAFE, what two reasons account for the increasing threat hackers pose to networks?

1. Computers and networking devices continually becoming less complex

2. Ubiquity of the Internet

3. Pervasiveness of easy-to-use operating systems and development environments

4. Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection

9.?

VPN remote users using split tunneling to connect to the Internet outside the VPN tunnel should use which of the following technologies to protect access to the local network?

1. Access lists

2. Layer 2 tunneling

3. PIX failover

4. Personal firewall

10.?

Which of the following can’t mitigate the threat of packet sniffers in the network?

1. Replacing hubs with Layer 2 switches

2. Cryptography

3. Using only static routes in the LAN routers

4. Strong authentication

11.?

The central theme of Cisco AVVID and Cisco AVVID Network Infrastructure can be split into four general layers of emphasis. Which of the following doesn’t belong?

1. Applications resilience

2. Business resilience

3. Hardware resilience

4. Network resilience

5. Communications resilience

12.?

Which is not one of the five primary concerns of network deployment addressed by Cisco AVVID Network Infrastructure?

1. Quality of service (QoS)

2. Security

3. Mobility

4. Interoperability

5. High availability

6. Scalability

13.?

According to AVVID, Cisco’s security suite emphasizes three key areas. Which of the following is not one of them?

1. External Network Security

2. Device Security

3. Internal Network Security

4. Network Identity

14.?

What is frequently the only way to thwart a DoS attack?

1. A strong perimeter router backed up by a firewall

2. Cooperation with the Internet service provider (ISP)

3. A strong perimeter firewall backed up by a router

4. Running TCP Intercept on the perimeter router

15.?

Which two of the following are advantages of using a VPN hardware client device?

1. Lower cost than a router

2. Access and authentication centrally administered

3. More secure than a firewall device

4. Individual PCs on the remote-site network do not need VPN client software