CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – LAN Media Access Methods

LAN Media Access Methods

  • Physical & Data Link Layers
  • Controls the use of a network

Ethernet 802.3

  • Uses CSMA/CD
  • Designed for sporadic traffic
  • Defines a bus topology with 3 different cabling standards:
    • Thinnet (10Base2) – coax with segments up to 185 meters
    • Thicknet (10Base5) – coax with segments up to 500 meters
    • Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) – all devices connected to a hub or a switch

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CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – Data Networking Technologies

LAN Cabling Types

Twisted Pair Cable

  • Relatively slow speed
  • Two insulated wires can be shielded (STP0 or unshielded (UTP)
  • UTP is four-pair medium and comes in several categories
  • UTP can be easily tapped by eavesdroppers than the other cable types
  • Category based on how tightly wound the wires are, the tighter the wind the higher the rating and the higher the resistance to interference
  • Cat 1 UTP – was used for telephone lines, not good for data
  • Cat 2 UTP – up to 4 MBps
  • Cat 3 UTP – Used for 10BaseT networks up to 10 MBps
  • Cat 4 UTP – Used in Token Ring Networks up to 16 MBps
  • Cat 5 – Current UTP standard for new installations up to 100MBps
  • Cat 6 UTP – up to 155MBps
  • Cat 7 UTP – up to 1 GBps

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CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – Common Back-up Problems

December 3, 2009 · Posted in Information Security, Information Systems · Comment 

Common Backup Problems

  • Slow transfer of data to back-up
    • Retrieval time to restore
    • Off-hour processing and monitoring
  • Server disk space expands over time
  • Loss of data between last back-up
  • Physical security of tapes Read more

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