ISC Updated SSCP Exam Questions and Answers by oren

A network topology defines the manner in which the network devices are organized to facilitate communications. Common LAN technologies are:

bus

ring

star

meshed

LAN transmission methods refer to the way packets are sent on the network and are:

unicast

multicast

broadcast

LAN transmission protocols are the rules for communicating between computers on a LAN. Common LAN transmission protocols are:

CSMA/CD

polling

token-passing

LAN media access methods control the use of a network (physical and data link layers). They can be:

Ethernet

ARCnet

Token ring

FDDI

Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 3: Telecommunications and Network Security (page 105).

Source: TIPTON, Hal, (ISC)2, Introduction to the CISSP Exam presentation.

Unless approved by the Network Services manager, all in-bound services shall be intercepted and processed by the firewall. Allowing unrestricted services inbound and outbound is certainly NOT recommended and very dangerous.

Pay close attention to the keyword: all

All of the other choices presented are recommended practices for a firewall policy.

Reference(s) used for this question:

GUTTMAN, Barbara & BAGWILL, Robert, NIST Special Publication 800-xx, Internet Security Policy: A Technical Guide, Draft Version, May 25, 2000 (page 78).

Other elements are included in a PKI.

Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 4: Cryptography (page 165).