NSE 2 Lesson 12 – NSE 2 Web Application Firewall

NSE 2 Lesson 12 – NSE 2 Web Application Firewall

Question 1

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Which action can a modern WAF do?

Select one:

  • Segment the network based on device type and user role
  • Connect all tools in the security stack into defined workflows
  • Stop any user action should it exceed their network permissions
  • Survey the network and calculate a value to represent the security posture

Question 2

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Which event was the motivation for web application firewall (WAFs)?

Select one:

  • The debut of the World Wide Web
  • ARPANET was brought online
  • The development of the hypertext transfer protocol
  • The first wide area network (WAN)

Question 3

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Which firewall is positioned between a web application and the Internet?

Select one:

  • Edge firewall
  • Packet filter firewall
  • Web application firewall
  • Segmentation firewall

Question 4

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Which new feature characterized second-generation WAFs?

Select one:

  • Port and protocol blocking
  • Packet analysis
  • Heuristics
  • Machine learning without human supervision

Question 5

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Which protocol traffic does a web application firewall (WAF) monitor?

Select one:

  • CLNP
  • HTTP
  • IP
  • TCP

Question 6

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Which firewall is positioned between a web application and the Internet?

Select one:

  • Packet filter firewall
  • Segmentation firewall
  • Web application firewall
  • Edge firewall

Question 7

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Which three features are characteristics of the latest generation WAF? (Choose three.)

Select one or more:

  • DLP
  • DDoS defense
  • Network segmentation
  • SPU
  • IP reputation

Question 8

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Which new feature characterized second-generation WAFs?

Select one:

  • Machine learning without human supervision
  • Heuristics
  • Port and protocol blocking
  • Packet analysis

Question 9

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Which protocol traffic does a web application firewall (WAF) monitor?

Select one:

  • TCP
  • IP
  • CLNP
  • HTTP

Question 10

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Which action can a modern WAF do?

Select one:

  • Connect all tools in the security stack into defined workflows  
  • Survey the network and calculate a value to represent the security posture
  • Segment the network based on device type and user role
  • Stop any user action should it exceed their network permissions