Cs150 Unit 3 Assignment
Phase 3 Discussion Board Introduction to Computer Security Course: CSS150-1304B-04 CTU Online December 4th, 2013
In a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, a malicious client (the attacker) performs operations designed to partially or completely prevent legitimate clients from gaining service from a server (the victim). (Brustoloni, N.D.) To defend your system from DoS attacks it typically involves the use of a combination of attack detection software, aiming to block traffic that is identified as illegitimate and allow all traffic that is identified as legitimate. Some traffic classification and response tools are Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Application front end hardware, IPS based prevention, DDS based …show more content…
Firewalls are hardware or software-based network security system that controls the outgoing and incoming network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether they should be allowed through or not based upon the settings. A firewall establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another network that is not assumed to be secure and trusted. Many computers and other hardware such as routers and modems have built-in firewall capabilities. These firewalls can be effective with little or no configuration. Software firewalls can be installed on your computer and can be configured according to your needs. Many software firewalls have user defined controls for setting up safe file and printer sharing and to block unsafe applications from running on your computer. Software firewalls may also incorporate privacy controls and web content
In a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, a malicious client (the attacker) performs operations designed to partially or completely prevent legitimate clients from gaining service from a server (the victim). (Brustoloni, N.D.) To defend your system from DoS attacks it typically involves the use of a combination of attack detection software, aiming to block traffic that is identified as illegitimate and allow all traffic that is identified as legitimate. Some traffic classification and response tools are Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Application front end hardware, IPS based prevention, DDS based …show more content…
Firewalls are hardware or software-based network security system that controls the outgoing and incoming network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether they should be allowed through or not based upon the settings. A firewall establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another network that is not assumed to be secure and trusted. Many computers and other hardware such as routers and modems have built-in firewall capabilities. These firewalls can be effective with little or no configuration. Software firewalls can be installed on your computer and can be configured according to your needs. Many software firewalls have user defined controls for setting up safe file and printer sharing and to block unsafe applications from running on your computer. Software firewalls may also incorporate privacy controls and web content