What is the PRIMARY purpose of a firewall?

The correct answer is A. To stop or block attacks. The primary purpose of a firewall is to stop or block attacks (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 2, under Preventing Threats). Firewalls are designed to detect and prevent unauthorized access to networks by using a combination of technologies such as packet filtering, application…

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ATo stop or block attacks
BTo detect threats
CTo correctly identify legitimate users
DTo prevent malicious software

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A
91% (31)
C
6% (2)
D
3% (1)

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The primary purpose of a firewall is to stop or block attacks (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 2, under Preventing Threats). Firewalls are designed to detect and prevent unauthorized access to networks by using a combination of technologies such as packet filtering, application layer filtering, and stateful inspection. Firewalls can also be used to detect and prevent malicious software from entering a network, but their primary purpose is to protect against attacks. Firewalls cannot be used to correctly identify legitimate users, as they are not designed to authenticate

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