Network Architecture

A method of connecting multiple systems together cooperatively to balance loads and provide fault tolerance.

A system that divides traffic for greater efficiency of management among multiple devices.

A system that monitors all network traffic for possible intrusions and logs that activity.

IDS

A component that collects intrusion data from the data source and passes it to another component for analysis.

IPS

A device or software that recognizes application-specific commands and offers granular control over them.

Application Level Proxy

Gabriel is setting up a new e-commerce server. He is concerned about security issues. Which of the following would be the best location to place an e-commerce server? 1.) DMZ 2.) Intranet 3.) Guest network 4.) Extranet

DMZ

A private network connection that occurs through a public network, typically used for remote access.

VPN

An IPSec header used to provide a mix of security services in IPv4 and IPv6.

ESP

A device that can replace a hub in a local network and get data from a source to a destination.

Switch