CISSP Exam Cram™ 2

Chapter 6. Telecommunications and Network Security

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Denial of service (DoS)

• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

• Domain Name Service (DNS)

• Firewalls

• Network Address Translation (NAT)

• IP Security (IPSec)

• The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model

• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

• Local area networks (LAN)

• Wide area networks (WAN)

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Understand the various types of attacks against networks

• Understand the differences between LAN and WAN topologies

• Describe and define the OSI model and its layers

• Describe the four layers of the TCP/IP stack

• Understand the function and purpose of VPNs

Introduction

The telecommunications and network security domain addresses communications and network security. ...