Business Data Networks and Security - Chapter 3

Access Control List (ACL) - has only three rules. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - the dominant symmetric key encryption cipher today. Supports multiple key lengths up to 256 bits Advanced persistent threats (APTs) - adversary has multiple objectives that they continue to pursue for period of months or even years. continues to conduct surveillance on the network, learning more about its operations and finding additional weaknesses After the Break-In - when the damage begins. Attacker can exploit victim manually. Can also add continuing exploitation software Application awareness - Part of NGFWs. Firewall is permitted to execute pass/drop rules based on application policies. Application-Specific Integrated Circuits - purpose-built computer chips that can process NGFW functions far more q