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Network Security First-Step, Second Edition
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Network Security First-Step, Second Edition

by Thomas M. Thomas, Donald Stoddard
December 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
552 pages
13h 30m
English
Cisco Press
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Appendix A. Answers to Review Questions

Chapter 1

1. What is a target of opportunity?

Answer: A target of opportunity is one in which a vulnerability has been detected by an attacker, who decides to try an exploit because the target has enabled him to find it.

2. What is a target of choice?

Answer: A target of choice occurs when attackers choose you as a target. Their reason is irrelevant because this is a mental commitment on the part of the attackers.

3. What is the purpose of footprinting?

Answer: Footprinting is the process attackers take to understand a target’s network and associated systems. This is a continuous process used throughout all planned attacks, and in which attackers want to gain as much information about the target as possible. ...

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