Top Network Security Interview Questions That You Should Know.pptx

Top Network Security Interview Questions
That You Should Know
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As the world becomes more reliant on the internet and the World
Wide Web, network security is becoming an increasingly important
concern for organizations of all sizes to consider and plan for. Due
to the over-reliance on various verticals for business and personal
communication, network security is one of the essential parts of
any information security process. To ensure optimum digital
security and compliance, organizations of all sizes and scales should
have proper strategies and mitigation processes in place to secure
their networks. In this article, we will discuss the most frequently
asked questions in a network security interview.

Question 1: What is the goal of network security in a company or organization, in your
opinion?
Answer: Network security should include the following components:
 Ensure that all users have access to the network at all times
 Prevent unauthorized access to your network
 Maintain the privacy of all clients
 Protect networks from malware, hackers, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
attacks
 Protect and secure all data from theft and corruption
Question 2: Define vulnerability, threat, and risk in the context of network security?
Answer: Vulnerability: A vulnerability is defined as a flaw or violation in your system or
hardware like modems, routers, access points.
Threat: A threat is a method by which an incident is caused; for example, a virus attack is
considered a threat.
Risk: A risk is an increase in the likelihood of a threat resulting from a secure but not
sufficiently protected system.

Question 3: What are the possible consequences of a computer network attack?
Answer: The following are examples of potential outcomes:
 Data that is critical to a company’s survival and success is lost or corrupted
 Shareholder’s value has dropped
 Profit lowered
 Customer’s trust and reputation have deteriorated
 Decrease brand value
Question 4: What are the best ways to protect yourself from a brute force login
attack?
Answer: You can take three significant steps to defend against a brute force login
attack.
1.There is a lockout on your account. Infringing accounts are disabled until the
executive chooses to reactivate them.
2.The progressive delay defense comes next. After a few unsuccessful login attempts,
the account is locked for a specified number of days.
3.At last, the challenge-response check prevents the login page’s automatic
submissions.

Question 5: Define the terms symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
Answer: Symmetric Encryption: The same key is used for both encryption and decryption in
symmetric encryption. When it comes to symmetric, the process moves at a faster rate.
Asymmetric Encryption: Different keys are used for the two processes in asymmetric encryption.
This method of encryption is difficult and time-consuming.
Question 6: Define the terms white hat and black hat hacker.
Answer: White hat and Black hat hackers are two synonymous terms. Both groups are
knowledgeable at breaking into networks and gaining access to otherwise secured data.
White Hat Hacker: These are referred to as ethical hackers. Organizations or government agencies
commonly use them to identify flaws.
Black Hat Hacker: The creation of malware is the responsibility of Black hat hackers. They gain
unauthorized access to data or networks, causing severe damage and stealing sensitive
information.

Question 7: Define the salting process and its application.
Answer: Salting adds special characters to a password to make it more secure. This
strengthens the passcodes in two ways: it makes it longer and helps to add another
set of characters from which a hacker would have to guess. It’s a reasonable
precaution to take for users who have a habit of creating weak passwords. Still, it’s a
low-level defense because many highly experienced hackers are already familiar with
the process and consider it.
Question 8: What are your strategies for dealing with “Man-In-The-Middle”
attacks?
Answer: A Man-in-the-Middle attack occurs when a third party monitors and
controls communication between the two parties while the latter is utterly unaware
of the situation. There are two approaches to dealing with this attack.
1.Stay away from open Wi-Fi networks
2.Both parties should use end-to-end encryption

Question 9: Which is the more secure option, HTTPS or SSL?
Answer: HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) combines HTTP and SSL (Secure
Sockets Layer) to encrypt and secure a user’s browsing activity. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
is a data encryption protocol that encrypts data sent over the internet among two or
more entities. Though this is close, SSL comes out on top in terms of overall security,
though any of these are useful to know for web development.
Question 10: What does AAA stand for?
Answer: AAA is an acronym for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.
Authentication: The procedure of determining whether a user is authorized to use the
system and network is known as authentication. Login and password are commonly used
for authentication.
Authorization: Access control rights are referred to as authorization. This means that,
depending on the position in the organization, each user on the network has access to
different portions of data, information, and applications.
Accounting: Network accounting is a type of accounting that collects all network activity
for each user.

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