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Which type of attack can a firewall NOT prevent?

A.
Network Bandwidth Saturation
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A.
Network Bandwidth Saturation
B.
Buffer Overflow
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B.
Buffer Overflow
C.
SYN Flood
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C.
SYN Flood
D.
SQL Injection
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D.
SQL Injection
Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

A firewall can NOT prevent a network bandwidth saturation attack, which is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that aims to consume all the available bandwidth of a target network or device1, p. 9.A firewall can prevent other types of attacks, such as buffer overflow, SYN flood, and SQL injection, by inspecting packets and applying security rules2, p. 11-12.

Reference:Check Point CCSA - R81: Practice Test & Explanation,156-315.81 Checkpoint Exam Info and Free Practice Test

asked 16/09/2024
Myratgeldi Bekdurdyyev
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