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An ______ is commonly used to manage network permissions and access rights, specifying which users or groups have access to particular resources.
An ______ is commonly used to manage network permissions and access rights, specifying which users or groups have access to particular resources.
Access Control List
The ______ field is an integral part of an IP packet, ensuring that packets do not loop indefinitely on a network.
The ______ field is an integral part of an IP packet, ensuring that packets do not loop indefinitely on a network.
Time to Live
Organizations use a(n) ______ to outline the rules and acceptable behaviors of its users when using the organization's network and internet resources.
Organizations use a(n) ______ to outline the rules and acceptable behaviors of its users when using the organization's network and internet resources.
Acceptable Use Policy
Used to automate IP configuration, a ______ server assigns IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, and DNS server addresses to devices on a network.
Used to automate IP configuration, a ______ server assigns IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, and DNS server addresses to devices on a network.
A ______ is a protocol that allows network devices to discover each other, which is especially useful in large networks with many interconnected devices.
A ______ is a protocol that allows network devices to discover each other, which is especially useful in large networks with many interconnected devices.
In virtualization, a ______ provides a logical, isolated network segment within a physical network, enabling different groups of devices to communicate as if they are on their own dedicated network.
In virtualization, a ______ provides a logical, isolated network segment within a physical network, enabling different groups of devices to communicate as if they are on their own dedicated network.
The ______ protocol is a method used to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on a network without the need for a DHCP server.
The ______ protocol is a method used to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on a network without the need for a DHCP server.
Acting as a virtual firewall, a ______ inspects network traffic and applies security policies to protect a network, allowing for centralized security management.
Acting as a virtual firewall, a ______ inspects network traffic and applies security policies to protect a network, allowing for centralized security management.
When an organization needs to protect sensitive data and requires users to verify their identity using multiple methods, they would impliment ______.
When an organization needs to protect sensitive data and requires users to verify their identity using multiple methods, they would impliment ______.
A ______ is a storage architecture that allows you to attach storage directly to a server.
A ______ is a storage architecture that allows you to attach storage directly to a server.
The purpose of a ______ is to inspect network traffic for malicious activity, whereas a ______ blocks malicious activity from reaching the network.
The purpose of a ______ is to inspect network traffic for malicious activity, whereas a ______ blocks malicious activity from reaching the network.
A ______ is a system that connects computer systems and devices in a limited geographical area such as an office.
A ______ is a system that connects computer systems and devices in a limited geographical area such as an office.
The job of a ______ is to translate domain names to IP addresses, enabling users to access websites and other network resources using easy-to-remember names.
The job of a ______ is to translate domain names to IP addresses, enabling users to access websites and other network resources using easy-to-remember names.
A ______ is a system that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting for users accessing a network.
A ______ is a system that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting for users accessing a network.
A ______ is an agreement between a service provider and a customer that specifies the level of service to be provided.
A ______ is an agreement between a service provider and a customer that specifies the level of service to be provided.
A ______ is a security protocol that encrypts data transmitted over a network and is mainly used to secure web traffic.
A ______ is a security protocol that encrypts data transmitted over a network and is mainly used to secure web traffic.
The term ______ describes the practice of managing and automating infrastructure through code rather than manual processes.
The term ______ describes the practice of managing and automating infrastructure through code rather than manual processes.
A ______ is a process where a network device translates a private IP address to a public IP address, allowing multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address.
A ______ is a process where a network device translates a private IP address to a public IP address, allowing multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address.
A ______ is a network security concept centered on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside its perimeters and instead must verify anything and everything trying to connect to its systems before granting access.
A ______ is a network security concept centered on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside its perimeters and instead must verify anything and everything trying to connect to its systems before granting access.
A ______ vulnerability can allow a threat actor to overwhelm a system by exhausting its resources.
A ______ vulnerability can allow a threat actor to overwhelm a system by exhausting its resources.
The purpose of ______ is to examine past security events for identification of trends, suspicious activity, and security incidents.
The purpose of ______ is to examine past security events for identification of trends, suspicious activity, and security incidents.
A ______ is a network that is geographically dispersed.
A ______ is a network that is geographically dispersed.
A ______ takes advantage of a combination of software-defined networking (SDN) principles to manage the WAN.
A ______ takes advantage of a combination of software-defined networking (SDN) principles to manage the WAN.
A ______ is used for identifying and tracking objects using radio waves. Commonly used in retail, supply chain, and access control systems.
A ______ is used for identifying and tracking objects using radio waves. Commonly used in retail, supply chain, and access control systems.
A framework known as ______ is a collection of industry standards with requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures.
A framework known as ______ is a collection of industry standards with requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures.
A ______ is a technology that allows for transmitting electrical power along with data on Ethernet cabling.
A ______ is a technology that allows for transmitting electrical power along with data on Ethernet cabling.
The use of ______ provides protection for data crossing untrusted networks, ensuring data integrity, authentication, and confidentiality.
The use of ______ provides protection for data crossing untrusted networks, ensuring data integrity, authentication, and confidentiality.
Utilizing a ______ ensures the continuous operation of critical systems during power outages, providing backup power and protecting equipment from voltage surges and fluctuations.
Utilizing a ______ ensures the continuous operation of critical systems during power outages, providing backup power and protecting equipment from voltage surges and fluctuations.
Remote access solutions often rely on the ______ as it creates a secure, encrypted connection over the internet, protecting data transmitted between a user's device and a private network.
Remote access solutions often rely on the ______ as it creates a secure, encrypted connection over the internet, protecting data transmitted between a user's device and a private network.
Centralized authentication and authorization for network devices is often achieved through ______, streamlining user management and improving security across the network infrastructure.
Centralized authentication and authorization for network devices is often achieved through ______, streamlining user management and improving security across the network infrastructure.
The cloud computing model known as ______ provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.
The cloud computing model known as ______ provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.
The cloud computing model known as ______ removes the need for organizations to manage the underlying infrastructure, focusing instead on application development and deployment.
The cloud computing model known as ______ removes the need for organizations to manage the underlying infrastructure, focusing instead on application development and deployment.
A ______ architecture provides a framework that unifies network and security services in the cloud, offering simplified management, enhanced security, and optimized connectivity for distributed workforces.
A ______ architecture provides a framework that unifies network and security services in the cloud, offering simplified management, enhanced security, and optimized connectivity for distributed workforces.
The purpose of ______ is to keep sensitive data safe from being lost, stolen, or misused.
The purpose of ______ is to keep sensitive data safe from being lost, stolen, or misused.
The goal of ______ is to minimize downtime and data loss in case of disasters.
The goal of ______ is to minimize downtime and data loss in case of disasters.
To verify identity using a fingerprint scan, facial recognition or a one-time code sent to a mobile device, you would use ______.
To verify identity using a fingerprint scan, facial recognition or a one-time code sent to a mobile device, you would use ______.
A common routing protocol called ______ is used by routers within an autonomous system to exchange routing information, determining the best paths for data to travel across a network.
A common routing protocol called ______ is used by routers within an autonomous system to exchange routing information, determining the best paths for data to travel across a network.
In cloud computing, ______ offers on-demand access to software applications over the internet, eliminating the need for local installation and maintenance.
In cloud computing, ______ offers on-demand access to software applications over the internet, eliminating the need for local installation and maintenance.
A ______ is a unique identifier assigned to a wireless network, allowing wireless devices to connect to the correct network.
A ______ is a unique identifier assigned to a wireless network, allowing wireless devices to connect to the correct network.
A ______ policy helps ensure that employees use technology and network assets responsibly.
A ______ policy helps ensure that employees use technology and network assets responsibly.
Flashcards
ACL (Access Control List)
ACL (Access Control List)
A list of rules that determine which users or groups are granted access to objects and the operations allowed on given objects.
AH (Authentication Header)
AH (Authentication Header)
A header used in IPSec to provide authentication and integrity for network packets.
AP (Access Point)
AP (Access Point)
A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi.
API (Application Programming Interface)
API (Application Programming Interface)
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APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)
APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)
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ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
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AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
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BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
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BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman)
BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman)
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BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier)
BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier)
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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
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CAM (Content-addressable Memory)
CAM (Content-addressable Memory)
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CDN (Content Delivery Network)
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
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CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol)
CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol)
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CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability)
CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability)
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CIDR (Classless Inter-domain Routing)
CIDR (Classless Inter-domain Routing)
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CLI (Command-line Interface)
CLI (Command-line Interface)
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CNAME (Canonical Name)
CNAME (Canonical Name)
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CPU (Central Processing Unit)
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
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CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
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DAC (Direct Attach Copper)
DAC (Direct Attach Copper)
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DAS (Direct-attached Storage)
DAS (Direct-attached Storage)
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DCI (Data Center Interconnect)
DCI (Data Center Interconnect)
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DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-service)
DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-service)
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
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DLP (Data Loss Prevention)
DLP (Data Loss Prevention)
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DNS (Domain Name System)
DNS (Domain Name System)
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DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions)
DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions)
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DoH (DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
DoH (DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
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DoS (Denial-of-service)
DoS (Denial-of-service)
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DoT (DNS over Transport Layer Security)
DoT (DNS over Transport Layer Security)
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DR (Disaster Recovery)
DR (Disaster Recovery)
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EAPoL (Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN)
EAPoL (Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN)
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EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)
EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)
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EOL (End-of-life)
EOL (End-of-life)
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EOS (End-of-support)
EOS (End-of-support)
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ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload)
ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload)
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ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier)
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EULA (End User License Agreement)
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Study Notes
- ACL: Access Control List.
- AH: Authentication Header.
- AP: Access Point.
- API: Application Programming Interface.
- APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing.
- ARP: Address Resolution Protocol.
- AUP: Acceptable Use Policy.
- BGP: Border Gateway Protocol.
- BNC: Bayonet Neill–Concelman.
- BSSID: Basic Service Set Identifier.
- BYOD: Bring Your Own Device.
- CAM: Content-addressable Memory.
- CDN: Content Delivery Network.
- CDP: Cisco Discovery Protocol.
- CIA: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
- CIDR: Classless Inter-domain Routing.
- CLI: Command-line Interface.
- CNAME: Canonical Name.
- CPU: Central Processing Unit.
- CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check.
- DAC: Direct Attach Copper.
- DAS: Direct-attached Storage.
- DCI: Data Center Interconnect.
- DDoS: Distributed Denial-of-service.
- DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
- DLP: Data Loss Prevention.
- DNS: Domain Name System.
- DNSSEC: Domain Name System Security Extensions.
- DoH: DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
- DoS: Denial-of-service.
- DoT: DNS over Transport Layer Security.
- DR: Disaster Recovery.
- EAPoL: Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN.
- EIGRP: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.
- EOL: End-of-life.
- EOS: End-of-support.
- ESP: Encapsulating Security Payload.
- ESSID: Extended Service Set Identifier.
- EULA: End User License Agreement.
- FC: Fibre Channel.
- FHRP: First Hop Redundancy Protocol.
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol.
- GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation.
- GRE: Generic Routing Encapsulation.
- GUI: Graphical User Interface.
- HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
- HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
- IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service.
- IaC: Infrastructure as Code.
- IAM: Identity and Access Management.
- ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol.
- ICS: Industrial Control System.
- IDF: Intermediate Distribution Frame.
- IDS: Intrusion Detection System.
- IoT: Internet of Things.
- IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things.
- IKE: Internet Key Exchange.
- IP: Internet Protocol.
- IPAM: Internet Protocol Address Management.
- IPS: Intrusion Prevention System.
- IPSec: Internet Protocol Security.
- IS-IS: Intermediate System to Intermediate System.
- LACP: Link Aggregation Control Protocol.
- LAN: Local Area Network.
- LC: Local Connector.
- LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
- LDAPS: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over SSL.
- LLDP: Link Layer Discovery Protocol.
- MAC: Media Access Control.
- MDF: Main Distribution Frame.
- MDIX: Medium Dependent Interface Crossover.
- MFA: Multifactor Authentication.
- MIB: Management Information Base.
- MPO: Multifiber Push On.
- MTBF: Mean Time Between Failure.
- MTTR: Mean Time To Repair.
- MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit.
- MX: Mail Exchange.
- NAC: Network Access Control.
- NAS: Network-attached Storage.
- NAT: Network Address Translation.
- NFV: Network Functions Virtualization.
- NIC: Network Interface Cards.
- NS: Name Server.
- NTP: Network Time Protocol.
- NTS: Network Time Security.
- OS: Operating System.
- OSPF: Open Shortest Path First.
- OSI: Open Systems Interconnection.
- OT: Operational Technology.
- PaaS: Platform as a Service.
- PAT: Port Address Translation.
- PCI DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
- PDU: Power Distribution Unit.
- PKI: Public Key Infrastructure.
- PoE: Power over Ethernet.
- PSK: Pre-shared Key.
- PTP: Precision Time Protocol.
- PTR: Pointer.
- QoS: Quality of Service.
- QSFP: Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable.
- RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service.
- RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol.
- RFID: Radio Frequency Identifier.
- RIP: Routing Information Protocol.
- RJ: Registered Jack.
- RPO: Recovery Point Objective.
- RSTP: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol.
- RTO: Recovery Time Objective.
- RX: Receiver.
- SaaS: Software as a Service.
- SAML: Security Assertion Markup Language.
- SAN: Storage Area Network.
- SASE: Secure Access Service Edge.
- SC: Subscriber Connector.
- SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.
- SDN: Software-defined Network.
- SD-WAN: Software-defined Wide Area Network.
- SFP: Small Form-factor Pluggable.
- SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol.
- SIP: Session Initiation Protocol.
- SIEM: Security Information and Event Management.
- SLA: Service-level Agreement.
- SLAAC: Stateless Address Autoconfiguration.
- SMB: Server Message Block.
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
- SMTPS: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure.
- SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol.
- SOA: Start of Authority.
- SQL: Structured Query Language.
- SSE: Security Service Edge.
- SSH: Secure Shell.
- SSID: Service Set Identifier.
- SSL: Secure Socket Layer.
- SSO: Single Sign-on.
- ST: Straight Tip.
- STP: Shielded Twisted Pair.
- SVI: Switch Virtual Interface.
- TACAS+: Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus.
- TCP: Transmission Control Protocol.
- TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol.
- TTL: Time to Live.
- TX: Transmitter.
- TXT: Text.
- UDP: User Datagram Protocol.
- UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply.
- URL: Uniform Resource Locator.
- USB: Universal Serial Bus.
- UTM: Unified Threat Management.
- UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair.
- VIP: Virtual IP.
- VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network.
- VLSM: Variable Length Subnet Mask.
- VoIP: Voice over IP.
- VPC: Virtual Private Cloud.
- VPN: Virtual Private Network.
- WAN: Wide Area Network.
- WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access.
- WPS: Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
- VXLAN: Virtual Extensible LAN.
- ZTA: Zero Trust Architecture.
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