Appendix B. Answers to Applied Knowledge Questions

Chapter 1

1. GeeWiz.com just released a patented remote process watchdog tool that allows you to govern the processes running on any server in your network. Should you find an excuse to buy it?

Not right away. In addition to operational and financial questions, you must determine how this technology complements your current design. Buying security technology in an ad-hoc fashion does not build good systems; focus instead on building predictable systems.

2. You recently joined a company that uses an IPsec remote access product to allow employees who work from home and on the road to access the campus network. Because the product uses encryption and a one-time-password (OTP) authentication scheme ...

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