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Match the network security term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    IP address
    Right
    An address at the network layer
  2. Left
    NAT
    Right
    Actually a routing technology
  3. Left
    State table
    Right
    Records the connections seen so far
  4. Left
    Ruleset
    Right
    Should be as specific as possible
  5. Left
    IDPS
    Right
    Uses signature and anomaly analysis
  6. Left
    Patching
    Right
    Closes vendor reported weaknesses
Instructions
Match each term on the left to its meaning.

Explanation

_Source: NIST SP 800-41 Rev. 1, 'Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy'_
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