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Chapter 7

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anomaly-based monitoring   a monitoring technique used by an intrusion detection system that creates a baseline of normal activities and compares actions against the baseline  
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application-aware firewall   a firewall that can identify the applications that send packets through the firewall and then make decisions about the applications  
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application-aware IDS   a specialized intrusion detection system capable of using "contextual knowledge" in real time  
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application-aware IPS   intrusion prevention system that knows info such as the applications running and the underlying OS  
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application-aware proxy   special proxy server that knows the application protocols that it supports  
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behavior based monitoring   a monitoring technique used by an IDS that uses the normal process and actions as the standard and compares actions against it  
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content inspection   searching incoming web content to match keywords  
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defense in depth   defense that uses multiple types of security devices to protect a network  
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DMZ   a separate network that rests outside the secure network perimeter  
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firewall rules   set of individual instructions to control the actions of a firewall  
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heuristic monitoring   monitoring technique used by an intrusion detection system that uses an algorithm to determine if a threat exists  
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HIDS   software-based app that runs on a local host computer that can detect an attack as it occurs  
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IDS   device that detects an attack as it occurs  
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layered security   defense that uses multiple types of security devices to protect a network  
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load balancer   dedicated network device that can direct requests to different servers based on a variety of factors  
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malware inspection   searching for malware in incoming web content  
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NAC   technique that examines the current state of a system or network device before it is allowed to connect to the network  
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NAT   a technique that allows a private ip addresses to be used on the public internet  
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NIDS   tech that watches for attacks on the network and reports back to a central device  
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NIPS   tech that monitors network traffic to immediately react to block a malicious attack  
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protocol analyzer   hardware or software that captures packets to decode and analyze their contents  
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proxy server   a computer or app program that intercepts user requests from the internal secure network and then processes those requests on behalf of the users  
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remote access   any combination of hardware and software that enables remote users to access a local internal network  
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reverse proxy   a computer or an app program that routes incoming requests to the correct server  
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router   device that can forward packets across computer networks  
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signature-based monitoring   monitoring technique used by an intrusion detection system that examins net traffic to look for well-known patterns and compares the activities against a predefined signature  
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Subnetting   technique that uses IP addresses to divide a network into network, subnet, and host  
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switch   dvice that connects network segments and forwards only frames intended for that specific device or frames sent to all devices  
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UTM   network hardware that provides multiple security functions  
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URL filtering   Restricting access to unapproved websites  
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VLAN   tech that allows scattered users to be logically grouped together even though they may be attached to different switches  
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VPN   tech that enables use of an unsecured public network as if it were a secure private nertwork  
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VPN connector   device that aggregates VPN connections  
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web app firewall   a special type of application-aware firewall that looks at the apps using html  
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web security gateway   device that can block malicious content in real time as it appears  
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