COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A FIREWALL IN NETWORK SECURITY
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Question
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If a firewall has to drop packets because it cannot keep up with traffic volume, this is ____
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good because it will prevent possible attack packets from entering the network
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bad because valid, non-attack packets will be dropped and this will effectively created a self-generated DOS attack
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Both A and B
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Neither A nor B
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Firewalls will drop and log a provable attack packet.
Detailed explanation-2: -If a firewall receives a packet that is suspicious, it will drop and log the packet. detection looks at traffic patterns for deviations from set norms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Firewalls do not stop provable attack packets. Antivirus servers can only find viruses, not other types of malware. Centralized firewall management systems automatically create ACLs from policies.
Detailed explanation-4: -A stateful firewall keeps track of the state of communications sessions. It monitors the incoming and outgoing packets in each TCP connection.
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