Hardware and Software List

Question 1

Hardware

Answer 1

Firewall, Router, Switch, UPS, NIC, HSM, TPM.

Question 2

Software

Answer 2

SIEM, IDS/IPS, Virtual Machines, Packet Capture (Wireshark/tcpdump).

Question 3

Protocol Analyzers

Answer 3

Wireshark (GUI), tcpdump (CLI).

Question 4

Linux Distros

Answer 4

Kali Linux (Pen Testing), Ubuntu (User-friendly).

Question 5

HSM (Hardware Security Module)

Answer 5

A physical computing device that safeguards and manages digital keys for strong authentication and provides cryptoprocessing.

Question 6

TPM (Trusted Platform Module)

Answer 6

A secure cryptoprocessor (chip) designed to secure hardware by integrating cryptographic keys into devices.

Question 7

NFC (Near Field Communication)

Answer 7

A set of communication protocols for communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm or less (used in badges/payments).

Question 8

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

Answer 8

Uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

Question 9

Access Point (AP)

Answer 9

A networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

Question 10

Port Drill: What port is SSH (Secure Shell)?

Answer 10

22

kind of looks like S S backwards

Question 11

Port Drill: What port is Telnet?

Answer 11

23 (Note: Telnet is unencrypted and rarely used now).

23 was Michael Jordan’s number and he’s retired too

Question 12

Port Drill: What port is DNS?

Answer 12

53

What’s her name was 53 when we worked at the flower shop. Sharon!

Question 13

Port Drill: What port is SMTP?

Answer 13

25

Sending Mail To People used to cost a quarter $.25

Question 14

Port Drill: What ports are used by FTP?

Answer 14

20 (Data) and 21 (Control).

“OG” FTP uses 2 ports to manage files (20 Data, 21 Control) SFTP one: 22

Question 15

Port Drill: What port is HTTPS?

Answer 15

443

“4-4-3 is safer for me”

Question 16

Port Drill: What port is RDP (Remote Desktop)?

Answer 16

3389

big, ugly number for a big, graphical protocol (Remote Desktop)

Question 17

Port Drill: What port is IMAP?

Answer 17

143

Mailman. I Miss a Person and so I send I (1) Love (4) You (3).

Question 18

Port Drill: What port is POP3?

Answer 18

110

Postman always rings twice and puts the letter through the hole

Question 19

Port Drill: What port is LDAP?

Answer 19

389

Lightweight Directory ; LDAPS is 636

Question 20

Port Drill: What port is SQL Server (default)?

Microsoft

Answer 20

1433

“One-Four-Three-Three … SQL for me” Microsoft

Question 21

Scenario: You see traffic on port 80 leaving a server that contains sensitive data. Why is this a problem?

Answer 21

Port 80 is HTTP (unencrypted), meaning the sensitive data is being sent in cleartext and can be intercepted.

80 is the “standard” speed limit - standard web

Question 22

MySQL: which Port?

Answer 22

Port 3306 is the industry standard default.