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N10-005 · Question #219

Which of the following features will a firewall MOST likely use to detect and prevent malicious traffic on the network?

The correct answer is B. Signature identification. Signature-based detection really is more along the lines of intrusion detection than firewalls. However, many personal firewalls and some corporate firewalls contain this functionality. Essentially, the system can be configured to look for specific patterns, known to be…

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Question

Which of the following features will a firewall MOST likely use to detect and prevent malicious traffic on the network?

Options

  • AZone filtering
  • BSignature identification
  • CPort identification
  • DPort scanner

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    94% (44)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

Signature-based detection really is more along the lines of intrusion detection than firewalls. However, many personal firewalls and some corporate firewalls contain this functionality. Essentially, the system can be configured to look for specific patterns, known to be malicious, and block the traffic

Topics

#signature detection#IDS/IPS#firewall#malicious traffic prevention

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