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What is the purpose of a firewall in an information system facility?
What is the purpose of a firewall in an information system facility?
- To verify a user's identity with a string of characters
- To secure the area surrounding the facility using locks and keys
- To isolate sensitive portions of the facility from the outside world (correct)
- To hinder physical access to the protected resource
Which type of firewall is considered complex and more advanced due to its combination of filter and proxy functions?
Which type of firewall is considered complex and more advanced due to its combination of filter and proxy functions?
- Stateful inspection (correct)
- Packet filters(packet-level filters)
- Choke or prevent gate filters
- Proxy servers
What is the primary function of cryptography in information security?
What is the primary function of cryptography in information security?
- To isolate the sensitive portions of the information system
- To protect the communications channel from sniffers (correct)
- To secure the area surrounding the facility using locks and keys
- To verify a user's identity with a string of characters
What is the main purpose of physical security barriers in a facility?
What is the main purpose of physical security barriers in a facility?
What is the purpose of authentication in information security controls?
What is the purpose of authentication in information security controls?
Which principle of security aims to prevent unauthorized access of information to third parties?
Which principle of security aims to prevent unauthorized access of information to third parties?
What does physical security aim to prevent?
What does physical security aim to prevent?
Which mechanism assumes the intruder has succeeded or is in the process of gaining access to the system?
Which mechanism assumes the intruder has succeeded or is in the process of gaining access to the system?
What does information system security involve the prevention of?
What does information system security involve the prevention of?
Which principle of security aims to prevent unauthorized modification of files and maintain the status quo?
Which principle of security aims to prevent unauthorized modification of files and maintain the status quo?
