COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A FIREWALL IN NETWORK SECURITY
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Question
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If a firewall receives a suspicious packet, the firewall will ____
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log the packet
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drop the packet
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Both A and B
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Neither A nor B
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If a firewall receives a packet that is suspicious, it will drop and log the packet.
Detailed explanation-2: -firewalls stop provable attack packets. If a packet is not a provable attack packet, the firewall cannot drop it. IDSs, in turn, identify suspicious packets that may or may not be parts of attacks.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most common firewall types based on methods of operation are: Packet-filtering firewalls. Proxy firewalls.
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