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CAS-003 · Question #173

A security consultant is conducting a network assessment and wishes to discover any legacy backup Internet connections the network may have. Where would the consultant find this information and why…

The correct answer is A. This information can be found in global routing tables, and is valuable because backup. A routing table is a set of rules, often viewed in table format that is used to determine where data packets traveling over an Internet Protocol (IP) network will be directed. All IP- enabled devices, including routers and switches, use routing tables. Each packet contains…

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Question

A security consultant is conducting a network assessment and wishes to discover any legacy backup Internet connections the network may have. Where would the consultant find this information and why would it be valuable?

Options

  • AThis information can be found in global routing tables, and is valuable because backup
  • BThis information can be found by calling the regional Internet registry, and is valuable because
  • CThis information can be found by accessing telecom billing records, and is valuable because
  • DThis information can be found by querying the network's DNS servers, and is valuable because

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    78% (29)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    11% (4)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

A routing table is a set of rules, often viewed in table format that is used to determine where data packets traveling over an Internet Protocol (IP) network will be directed. All IP- enabled devices, including routers and switches, use routing tables. Each packet contains information about its origin and destination. When a packet is received, a network device examines the packet and matches it to the routing table entry providing the best match for its destination. The table then provides the device with instructions for sending the packet to the next hop on its route across the network. Thus the security consultant can use the global routing table to get the appropriate

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#network assessment#BGP routing tables#legacy connections#network reconnaissance

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