Chapter 3
Protecting Networks
The Following CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives Are Covered in This Chapter:
- 3.1 Explain the security function and purpose of network devices and technologies.
- NIDS and NIPS (Behavior based, signature based, anomaly based, heuristic)
- Protocol analyzers
- Sniffers
- 3.5 Analyze and differentiate among types of application attacks.
- Cross-site scripting
- Buffer overflow
- Cookies and attachments
- Malicious add-ons
- 3.6 Analyze and differentiate among types of mitigation and deterrent techniques.
- Detection controls vs. prevention controls
- IDS vs. IPS
- 3.7 Implement assessment tools and techniques to discover security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Tools
- Protocol analyzer
- Sniffer
- Honeypots
- Honeynets
- Port scanner
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