An administrator would like to inspect all traffic flowing over the SMTP protocol on a given network. Which of the following tools would accomplish this? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is A. Packet sniffer C. Port mirroring. (IPS), also known asintrusion detection and prevention systems(IDPS), are network security appliances that monitor network and/or system activities for malicious activity. The main functions of intrusion prevention systems are to identify malicious activity, log information…

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Options

APacket sniffer
BHoneypot
CPort mirroring
DIPS
EPort scanner
FIDS

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(48 responses)

A
79% (38)
B
6% (3)
D
2% (1)
E
10% (5)
F
2% (1)

Explanation

(IPS), also known asintrusion detection and prevention systems(IDPS), are network security appliances that monitor network and/or system activities for malicious activity. The main functions of intrusion prevention systems are to identify malicious activity, log information about this activity, attempt to block/stop it, and report it. And we use packet sniffer to detect the types of packet.

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#packet sniffer#port mirroring#SMTP#traffic analysis

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