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Week 1: (RS10) Chapter 1 Assignment 1: Common Network Security Components Used to Mitigate Threats.

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When you are considering the deployment of a network or the modification of an existing network, you must evaluate each network component to determine its security strengths and weaknesses.

Based on your text briefly discuss how each of the following 11 Network Security Components are used to mitigate threats.

1) Hosts and Nodes

2) IPv4 Vs. IPv6

3) Firewalls

4) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

5) Proxy Servers

6) Network Address Translation (NAT)

7) Routers, Switches, and Bridges

8) The Domain Name System (DNS)

9) Directory Services

10) Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

11) Network Access Control (NAC)