GISF: GIAC Information Security FundamentalsDemo

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Network Security and Architecture

You are an Exchange Administrator for TechWorld Inc. The company uses a Windows 2008 Active Directory-based network. The network includes an Exchange Server 2010 organization. The messaging organization has one Hub Transport server, one Client Access server, and two Mailbox servers.

You plan to deploy an Edge Transport server in the messaging organization to reduce the attack surface. At which of the following locations should you deploy the Edge Transport server?

  • A Active Directory site
  • B Intranet
  • C Behind the inner firewall of an organization
  • D Perimeter network
Explanation

An Exchange Edge Transport server is deployed in the perimeter network to process internet-facing mail flow and shield internal Exchange servers from direct internet exposure, thereby reducing the organization’s attack surface.

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