Introductionto Information Assurance and Information Security Assignment 2022

Introduction to Information Assurance and Information Security
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1. State-based Filter
How the security method works
• It is a network firewall which tracks the operating state and connection features
traversing the network.
• The firewall is configured to differentiate authentic packets from different connection
type.
Advantages
• They offer improved content filtering abilities because they have the capability to
scrutinize the packet payload and make decisions according to real-time content.

2. Demilitarized zones (DMZ)
How the security method works
A DMZ is an administrative server that is positioned on a network containing
several network edges to provide local area network users with secure services.
• Advantages
• It provides organizations additional time to perceive and address openings before
they can further breach into the internal networks (Sadiku, Alam, & Musa, 2017).