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CISM: Information Security Monitoring Tools and Techniques
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CISM: Information Security Monitoring Tools and Techniques
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1. What is the most significant job of a firewall?
2. Where should an internet-facing server (extranet) be best placed?
3. What area is of the main concern for a security manager reviewing the firewall configuration?
4. At which of the following OSI layers does a packet filtering firewall operate?
5. Where is the best place to deploy a firewall?
6. Which of the following firewall structures will best protect a network from internet attacks?
7. Where should an intrusion detection system (IDS) be placed?
8. What is the most effective way to ensure that firewall is configured as per the security policy?
9. Generally, where is an intranet placed?
10. What area is of most concern for a risk practitioner while reviewing a firewall implementation?
11. Which of the following firewalls will safeguard the most against hacking attempts?
12. What is the best way to prevent external individuals to access and modify the critical database of the organization?
13. What is the most effective method to ensure that firewall rules and settings are adequate?
14. The primary function of a firewall is to address which of the following issues?
15. What is one disadvantage of emailing a password-protected ZIP file?
16. What device can be normally placed in a demilitarized zone?
17. What firewall provides the most robust and secure environment?
18. What is the primary objective when installing two parallel firewalls attached directly to the internet and the same demilitarized zone?
19. Which of the following firewalls has been configured to permit external traffic only if it is in response to traffic from an internal host?
20. Which of the following is the first step of implementing a firewall in a big organization?
21. Which of the following firewalls will not allow a file to be downloaded through file transfer protocol (FTP)?
22. What is the most robust and secure firewall system implementation?
23. What is the most robust firewall rule?
24. What area is of the most concern for a security manager reviewing the firewall infrastructure?
25. What area is of major concern when there is an excessive number of firewall rules?

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