Eccouncil Exam ECSAv10 Topic 6 Question 72 Discussion

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Question #: 72
Topic #: 6

A firewall protects networked computers from intentional hostile intrusion that could compromise confidentiality or result in data corruption or denial of service. It examines all traffic routed between the two networks to see if it meets certain criteri

a. If it does, it is routed between the networks, otherwise it is stopped.

Why is an appliance-based firewall is more secure than those implemented on top of the commercial operating system (Software based)?

AAppliance based firewalls cannot be upgraded

BFirewalls implemented on a hardware firewall are highly scalable

CHardware appliances does not suffer from security vulnerabilities associated with the underlying operating system

DOperating system firewalls are highly configured

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by Nickolas at Jun 18, 2024, 08:55 PM

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Roxanne

11 days ago

I disagree with option A. Appliance-based firewalls can definitely be upgraded, just like software-based ones. The key difference is the hardware isolation.

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20 days ago

I think an appliance-based firewall is more secure because it doesn't have the security vulnerabilities of the underlying operating system.

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