Introduction to Cybersecurity Chapter 4 Quiz Test Online

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Snort is an open source intrusion protection system (IPS) that is capable of performing real-time traffic and port analysis, packet logging, content searching and matching, as well as detecting probes, attacks, port scans, fingerprinting, and buffer overflow attacks.

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An IDS, or intrusion detection system, is a device that can scan packets and compare them to a set of rules or attack signatures. If the packets match attack signatures, then the IDS can create an alert and log the detection.

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DDoS, or distributed denial of service, attacks are used to disrupt service by overwhelming network devices with bogus traffic.

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The Cyber Kill Chain describes the phases of a progressive cyberattack operation. The phases include the following: *Reconnaissance *Weaponization *Delivery *Exploitation *Installation *Command and control *Actions on objectives In general, these phases are carried out in sequence. However, during an attack, several phases can be carried out simultaneously, especially if multiple attackers or groups are involved.

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NetFlow is used both to gather details about the traffic that is flowing through the network, and to report it to a central collector.