FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A FIREWALL IN NETWORK SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You have used firewalls to create a demilitarized zone. You have a web server that needs to be accessible to internet users. The web server must communicate with a database server for retrieving product, customer, and order information.How should you place devices on the network to best protect the servers? (Select two.)
A
Put the database server on the private network.
B
Put the database server inside the DMZ.
C
Put the web server on the private network
D
Put the web server inside the DMZ.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -You also need to make a web server publicly available to internet users. Which solution should you use? Use firewalls to create a DMZ. Place the web server inside the DMZ and the private network behind the DMZ.

Detailed explanation-2: -In which of the following situations would you most likely implement a demilitarized zone (DMZ)? Use a demilitarized zone (DMZ) to protect public hosts on the internet, such as a web server, from attack. The DMZ uses an outer firewall that prevents internet attacks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is the MOST likely to happen if the firewall managing traffic into the DMZ fails? EXPLANATION If the firewall managing traffic into the DMZ fails, only the servers in the DMZ are subject to compromise.

Detailed explanation-4: -Resources commonly placed in the DMZ include, Web servers, Mail servers, FTP servers, and VoIP servers.

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