EC-Council
412-79V8 · Question #103
A firewall protects networked computers from intentional hostile intrusion that could compromise confidentiality or result in data corruption or denial of service. It examines all traffic routed…
The correct answer is C. Hardware appliances does not suffer from security vulnerabilities associated with the underlying. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A firewall protects networked computers from intentional hostile intrusion that could compromise confidentiality or result in data corruption or denial of service. It examines all traffic routed between the two networks to see if it meets certain criteria. If it does, it is routed between the networks, otherwise it is stopped. Why is an appliance-based firewall is more secure than those implemented on top of the commercial operating system (Software based)?
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- AAppliance based firewalls cannot be upgraded
- BFirewalls implemented on a hardware firewall are highly scalable
- CHardware appliances does not suffer from security vulnerabilities associated with the underlying
- DOperating system firewalls are highly configured
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C81% (25)
- D10% (3)
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