GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) Practice Questions

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Which would a HIDS be more effective at detecting than a NIDS or firewall?

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Malicious processes that use encrypted communications

Network mapping attempts from infected Internet hosts

A user trying to make an SSH connection to an external server

Command and control traffic transmitted over uncommon ports