A company wants to provide secure internet access to remote employees while also enforcing web filtering and preventing malware downloads. They currently have a forward proxy in the corporate network. Which architecture best achieves these goals?

Remote-access VPN to the corporate network, then route all web traffic through the forward proxy

Site-to-site VPN from each remote employee's home to the corporate network

Direct internet access for remote employees with a local proxy on each device

Reverse proxy in the cloud for remote employees

In a VPN, what is the purpose of the tunneling protocol?

To encrypt the data payload only

To authenticate users with digital certificates

To encapsulate and transmit data packets through the tunnel

To compress data to reduce bandwidth usage

In a corporate network, a proxy server is placed in front of the VPN gateway. What is a common reason for this configuration?

To cache VPN handshake data to speed up connections

To filter and log outbound traffic before it enters the VPN tunnel

To provide a backup VPN connection if the primary fails

To encrypt the VPN tunnel itself

Which of the following is a security benefit of deploying a proxy server?

It guarantees that all malware is blocked before reaching the client

It hides internal IP addresses from external servers

It eliminates the need for antivirus software on client machines

It encrypts all data at rest on the client's hard drive

A company is deploying a VPN for remote employees. The security team wants to ensure that data transmitted over the VPN cannot be altered by an attacker and that the remote user is who they claim to be. Which two security goals are they prioritizing?

Non-repudiation and authorization

Confidentiality and availability

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Domain 3Objective 4

Proxy Servers, VPNs, and Secure Network Communication NDE Practice Questions (Page 8)

Part of the Technical Security Controls domain, which makes up ~16% of our current practice bank.

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Proxy Server Fundamentals
Proxy Server Types
Proxy Server Functions
Proxy Server Security Implications
VPN Fundamentals
VPN Protocols
VPN Types
VPN Security Considerations
Secure Network Communication Principles
Encryption and Tunneling
Integration of Proxies and VPNs
Best Practices for Secure Communication

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A company wants to provide secure internet access to remote employees while also enforcing web filtering and preventing malware downloads. They currently have a forward proxy in the corporate network. Which architecture best achieves these goals?
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In a VPN, what is the purpose of the tunneling protocol?
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In a corporate network, a proxy server is placed in front of the VPN gateway. What is a common reason for this configuration?
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Which of the following is a security benefit of deploying a proxy server?
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A company is deploying a VPN for remote employees. The security team wants to ensure that data transmitted over the VPN cannot be altered by an attacker and that the remote user is who they claim to be. Which two security goals are they prioritizing?
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