CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – 5 Common LAN Topologies
March 30, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, IT Docs, InfoSec Docs, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology, eBooks, etc... · Comment
Topologies – defines the manner in which the network devices are organized to facilitate communication
Bus
- All transmissions travel full length of the cable and receive by all other stations
- Single point of failure n the cable
- If one of the links between any of the computers is broken, the network is down
- Primarily Ethernet
- These networks were originally designed to work with more sporadic traffic Read more
CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – Firewalls
March 12, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, InfoSec Docs, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology · Comment
Firewalls
Packet Filtering Firewall – First Generation
- Screening router
- Operates at Network and Transport Level
- Examines Source and Destination IP address
- Can deny based on ACLs
- Can specify port
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CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – More Protocols
March 10, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology · Comment
Host-to-Host Transport Layer Protocols
TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
- Connection oriented
- Sequenced packets
- Acknowledgement is sent back for received packets
- If no acknowledgement then packet is resent
- Packets are re-sequenced
- Manageable data flow is maintained
Note: TCP and UDP use dynamic port numbers greater than 1023
CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – Protocols
January 11, 2010 · Posted in Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology · Comment
Protocols – a standard set of rules that determines how computers communicate with each other across networks despite their differences
Layered architecture
- Shows how communication should take place
- Clarify the general functions of a communication process
- To break down complex networking processes into more manageable sub-layers
- Using industry standard interfaces enables interoperability
- To change the features of one layer without changing the code in every layer
- Easier troubleshooting Read more





