Reference no: EM133478959

Purpose

It's very difficult to break into cyber or information security roles without understanding anything about architecture. While this is something that you will typically learn on the job, being able to identify and understand solutions that support security roles will give you an edge over other inexperienced job seekers. This task will get you thinking and understanding some of the most commonly used acronyms.

Security Architecture Solutions

1. SIEM - What does this stand for?
2. What does a SIEM do?
3. What are at least three SIEM solutions on the market?
4. What does a next gen firewall do?
5. What is a difference between a legacy firewall and next gen firewall?
6. Which firewall best protects a data center and a company network simultaneously?
7. What are at least two next generation firewalls on the market?
8. What does WAF stand for?
9. What does a WAF do?
10. What are at least four WAF solutions on the market?
11. A WAF cannot prevent exploits or attack code. (T or F)
12. What does IPS stand for?
13. What does an IPS do?
14. What are at least four IPS solutions on the market?
15. An IPS does deep packet inspection. (T or F)
16. Palo Alto firewalls are not IPS capable. (T or F)
17. What does EDR stand for?
18. What does an EDR do?
19. What are at least four EDR solutions on the market?
20. An EDR does not typically provide an option to "contain" or "isolate" an endpoint. (T or F)