Unit 6 Exam Part 2

1. What role does physical security play in cybersecurity regarding device placement?

• Minimizing Communication Delays
• Securing access to devices
• Reducing the attack surface
• Optimizing device placement

2. What is the primary purpose of security zones in network segmentation?

• To minimize communication delays
• To secure access to devices
• To isolate valuable assets and limit potential damage from a breach
• To optimize device placement

3. What does the attack surface represent in cybersecurity?

• The potential entry points for attackers to infiltrate a network
• The way different parts of the IT infrastructure are linked together
• The specific channels used for network communication
• The level of trust associated with different network resources

4. How can connectivity be secured to improve cybersecurity?

• Maximizing connections to increase redundancy
• Segmenting the network to isolate critical resources
• Opening all ports for easier access
• Minimizing connections and securing them

5. What are the two failure modes commonly considered in cybersecurity architecture?

• Passive and active
• Failure-open and failure-closed
• Inline and tap/monitor
• Port security and 802.1x

6. Which type of device actively processes and manipulates data, influencing other devices?

• Passive device
• Inline device
• Active device
• Tap/Monitor device

7. What is the function of an inline device in cybersecurity architecture?

• Actively processing and inspecting all traffic that flows through it
• Passing data without processing or manipulating it
• Blocking traffic if something goes wrong

8. What is the primary purpose of port security in cybersecurity?

• Securing access to devices
• Minimizing communication delays
• Securing individual doorways in the network infrastructure
• Optimizing device placement

9. What does IEEE standard 802.1X primarily address in cybersecurity?

• Port security
• Authentication request methods
• Fail-closed mode
• Layer 7 firewall inspection

10. Which type of firewall operates on the application layer and analyzes the actual content of data packets?

• Layer 4 firewall
• Web Application Firewall
• Next-Generation Firewall
• Unified Threat Management