IT 4337 GNTC Ethical Hacking & Network firewalls Discussion

How will understand a packet capture when sniffing help the ethical hacker configure a firewall? 25%

How would it be different for an IDS? 25%

How does firewalking relate to sniffing and how does it differ? 25%

How would you integrate a Honeypot with a firewall and IDS?25%

Also I have to respond to a classmate adding to his answers or disagreeing these are his answers.

Understanding packet captures during sniffing helps an ethical hacker to analyze traffic patterns and identify vulnerabilities, which can be used to configure a firewall rules to prevent unauthorized access.

For an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), the emphasis is more on monitoring and detecting malicious activities in real-time, using the data from packet captures to fine-tune the system to recognize and alert about potential threats more efficiently compared to firewall settings.

Firewalking is a technique to identify open ports and vulnerabilities in a firewall, somewhat similar to sniffing, which captures and analyzes network traffic. While both involve analyzing network securities, they’re different in their focus; firewalking primarily identifies weaknesses in firewalls, whereas sniffing can reveal a broader range of vulnerabilities by examining the data traffic itself.To set up a honeypot with a firewall and IDS, you’d position the honeypot just behind the firewall in a DMZ. This way, the IDS can spot any unusual activity early on, the honeypot can trap unwelcome visitors, and the firewall can block harmful traffic. The honeypot acts as bait, backed up by the IDS’ monitoring abilities to identify what the attacker is doing.