COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is a popular tool used for discovering networks as well as in security auditing.
A
Ettercap
B
Metasploit
C
Nmap
D
Burp Suit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Network Mapper (Nmap) is a popular open-source tool used for discovering network as well as security auditing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nmap is an open-source utility for network discovery. Network Mapper is a security auditing and network scanning independent tool developed by Gordon Lyon. It is used by network administrators to detect the devices currently running on the system and the port number by which the devices are connected.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Nmap (Network Mapper) is a popular vulnerability scanning tool used to identify hosts and services on a network. Metasploit is an exploit framework that helps in penetration testing and finding vulnerabilities. Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer used to capture and analyze network traffic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Firewall – block all known attacks at the boundary of the network. Reverse firewall – for data loss prevention. Intrusion prevention systems/SIEMs – catch anomalous behavior on the network that the firewall missed. More items •10-Oct-2022

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