Fall 2021 – Telecomm Network Security (ISOL-532-M51) – Full Term

Bill’s work-issued Windows laptop has been configured so he can remotely connect to his office from home without having to initiate a virtual private network (VPN) connection. What technology is he using?

Online backups make an organization dependent on the online provider’s security.

A virtual private network (VPN) implementation best practice is to protect the VPN server behind a firewall.

A firewall allows you to restrict unauthorized access between the Internet and an internal network.

Which of the following is a common firewall philosophy?

The goal of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is to preserve consumer privacy in the state of California.

Which of the following establishes what a user can and cannot do relative to virtual private networking?

Carl is a network technician who has been assigned to select a dedicated hardware device to act as the company’s termination point for the secured virtual private network (VPN) tunnel. He chooses a device that allows the firewall to filter traffic exiting the VPN to move into the local area network (LAN). It is one that is best suited for controlled access into the demilitarized zone (DMZ). What is the solution that he recommends?

Which of the following is a European Union (EU) regulation that protects citizens’ privacy and information?

Santiago is a new network engineer for a mid-sized company. It is his responsibility to ensure that all employees working from home are able to connect to the office network in an efficient and secure manner. He must provide a service that allows communications between out-of-office staff and network resources to be encrypted at the protocol level and to be performed by either client or server software. The solution must also ensure that even if protocol encryption fails, the data is safe by its own encryption. What solution does he select?

Which of the following is described as an approach to network security in which each administrator is given sufficient privileges only within a limited scope of responsibility?

A virtual private network (VPN) policy documents an organization’s rules for using the VPN.

The User Domain of an IT infrastructure refers to actual users, whether they are employees, consultants, contractors, or other third-party users.

Arturo is installing a hardware server in the network room of a branch office. He wants to label it in a way that will be easy to differentiate it from other server machines but not clearly identify it should an unauthorized person gain physical access. How should he label it?

Vivienne has been commissioned to design a workgroup network infrastructure for a small office comprised of five workstations, three laptops, and a printer. Given that some of the nodes are stationary and others are mobile, what is the best solution for interconnectivity?

When considering network expenditures, sunk costs should not influence future choices.

Although encryption standards and methods have become increasingly more sophisticated over time, what other evolving technology is making it easier to defeat encryption?

In deploying security for a network, which method is no longer seen as truly secure or sufficient for protecting logins?