Which of the following is an advantage of an Intrusion Detection System?

You are responsible for a Microsoft based network. Your servers are all clustered. Which of the following are the likely reasons for the clustering?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

Mark works as a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. The company has a Windows 2003 domain- based network. The network contains ten Windows 2003 member servers, 150 Windows XP Professional client computers. According to the company's security policy, Mark needs to check whether all the computers in the network have all available security updates and shared folders. He also needs to check the file system type on each computer's hard disk. Mark installs and runs MBSACLI.EXE with the appropriate switches on a server.
Which of the following tasks will he accomplish?

You work as a Network Administrator for Net World Inc. The company has a Linux-based network. You are optimizing performance and security on your Web server. You want to know the ports that are listening to FTP. Which of the following commands will you use?

An attacker gained physical access to an internal computer to access company proprietary data. The facility is protected by a fingerprint biometric system that records both failed and successful entry attempts. No failures were logged during the time periods of the recent breach. The account used when the attacker entered the facility shortly before each incident belongs to an employee who was out of the area. With respect to the biometric entry system, which of the following actions will help mitigate unauthorized physical access to the facility?