GIAC Exam GISF Topic 4 Question 64 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GISF exam

Question #: 64
Topic #: 4

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You are the Administrator for a corporate network. You are concerned about denial of service attacks.

Which of the following measures would be most helpful in defending against a Denial-of-Service (DoS)attack?

AShorten the timeout for connection attempts.

BPlace a honey pot in the DMZ.

CImplement a strong password policy.

DImplement network based antivirus.

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Jolanda

3 months ago

I bet the answer is something like 'Hire a horde of angry geese to guard the network. That'll show those hackers who's boss!'

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Rosendo

3 months ago

C) Implement a strong password policy.

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Tawny

3 months ago

B) Place a honey pot in the DMZ.

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Jonelle

3 months ago

A) Shorten the timeout for connection attempts.

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Juan

3 months ago

Network-based antivirus? That's a good security measure, but it doesn't really address the specific threat of a DoS attack.

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Arlette

4 months ago

Implementing a strong password policy is important, but it doesn't seem like the most relevant measure for defending against a DoS attack.

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Suzi

2 months ago

D) Implement network based antivirus.

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Donte

2 months ago

C) Implement a strong password policy.

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Stefan

3 months ago

B) Place a honey pot in the DMZ.

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Dong

3 months ago

A) Shorten the timeout for connection attempts.

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Billi

4 months ago

A honey pot in the DMZ? That's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure how effective that would be in defending against a DoS attack.

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Flo

4 months ago

Shortening the timeout for connection attempts seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure if that would really help against a DoS attack.

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Stephanie

3 months ago

Implementing network based antivirus would also be a good measure to defend against a DoS attack.

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Ozell

3 months ago

Shortening the timeout for connection attempts could help prevent a DoS attack.

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Laticia

4 months ago

I think option B) Place a honey pot in the DMZ could also be effective in detecting and diverting attacks.

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Brittni

4 months ago

I agree with Jeniffer. By shortening the timeout, we can prevent attackers from tying up resources.

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Jeniffer

4 months ago

I think option A) Shorten the timeout for connection attempts would be most helpful.

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