3.3 Explain the Function of URL Filtering, VPNs, and Proxies CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A company wants to prevent employees from visiting phishing sites and also wants to reduce the load on their internet link by caching frequently accessed websites. Which solution should they implement?

   • ADeploy a reverse proxy for the company's web server.
   • BConfigure a site-to-site VPN to a cloud security provider.
   • CUse client-side browser extensions to block phishing sites.
   • DDeploy a forward proxy with URL filtering and caching.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a common function of a proxy server?

   • AResolving domain names to IP addresses
   • BFiltering traffic based on source IP addresses
   • CCaching frequently accessed web content
   • DCreating encrypted tunnels for site-to-site connectivity
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4. 8application · medium

   A company has a remote worker who needs to access internal applications and also needs to browse the internet for research. The company wants to ensure that the remote worker's internet browsing is filtered by the corporate URL filtering policy. Which configuration should they use?

   • ASite-to-site VPN
   • BReverse proxy
   • CFull-tunnel VPN
   • DSplit-tunnel VPN
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the primary role of a proxy server in a network?

   • ATo block malicious websites based on URL categories
   • BTo assign IP addresses to devices on a network
   • CTo encrypt all traffic between two sites
   • DTo act as an intermediary between clients and servers, forwarding requests and responses
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6. 10expert · hard

   A company has remote employees who use split-tunnel VPNs to access internal resources. The security team discovers that some employees are visiting phishing sites. They want to enforce URL filtering for all remote employee web traffic without requiring a full-tunnel VPN. Which approach best achieves this?

   • AEnable URL filtering on the remote employee's local firewall.
   • BUse a reverse proxy for all internal web applications.
   • CConfigure the split-tunnel VPN to also route DNS queries to the corporate DNS server.
   • DRoute all remote employee internet traffic through a cloud-based secure web gateway that performs URL filtering.
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