SOPHOS ENGINEER ET80 STUDY EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is Network Segmentation? - ✔✔Segmentation divides a computer networking
into smaller pieces. The purpose is to improve network performance and security.
✔✔What is lateral movement protection? - ✔✔Lateral movement protection provide an
adaptive micro-segmentation solution. Each individual endpoint is effectively its own
segment, able to be isolated in response to a threat.
✔✔What is the Sophos firewalls default IP address and port? - ✔✔Default IP is
172.16.16.16 and the default port is 4444. Therefor to connect to the web admin
console you would need to connect to https://172.16.16.16:4444.
✔✔What is the secure storage master key? - ✔✔The secure storage master key is used
to provide additional protection for account and password details stored in the device
and in configuration backups.
✔✔What are the six main areas of the Control Center? - ✔✔System, Traffic Insight,
User and Device Insight,
Active Threat Response, Active Firewall rules, Reports, and Messages.
✔✔What are the four ways a Sophos Firewall can be deployed? - ✔✔Hardware (XGS
Series), Software (on Intel compatible hardware), Virtual (running on a Hyper Visor),
Cloud (AWS, Azure, Nuntanix)
✔✔Regarding a zone-based firewall, what are zones? - ✔✔Zones are a logical group
on networks where traffic originates or is destined to. Each interface is associated with a
single zone.
✔✔Which of these zones CANNOT be customized?
- LAN
- WAN
- DMZ
- VPN
- WiFi - ✔✔VPN, this zone does not have a physical port or interface assigned to it and
therefor cannot be customized.
✔✔What are the three group configuration types? - ✔✔Static, SD-WAN, and Dynamic.
✔✔What are the three ways to assign a DNS server to the Sophos firewall? - ✔✔From
you DHCP Server, from PPPoE interface settings sent by your internet provider, and
manually (by assigning static server entries)
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is Network Segmentation? - ✔✔Segmentation divides a computer networking
into smaller pieces. The purpose is to improve network performance and security.
✔✔What is lateral movement protection? - ✔✔Lateral movement protection provide an
adaptive micro-segmentation solution. Each individual endpoint is effectively its own
segment, able to be isolated in response to a threat.
✔✔What is the Sophos firewalls default IP address and port? - ✔✔Default IP is
172.16.16.16 and the default port is 4444. Therefor to connect to the web admin
console you would need to connect to https://172.16.16.16:4444.
✔✔What is the secure storage master key? - ✔✔The secure storage master key is used
to provide additional protection for account and password details stored in the device
and in configuration backups.
✔✔What are the six main areas of the Control Center? - ✔✔System, Traffic Insight,
User and Device Insight,
Active Threat Response, Active Firewall rules, Reports, and Messages.
✔✔What are the four ways a Sophos Firewall can be deployed? - ✔✔Hardware (XGS
Series), Software (on Intel compatible hardware), Virtual (running on a Hyper Visor),
Cloud (AWS, Azure, Nuntanix)
✔✔Regarding a zone-based firewall, what are zones? - ✔✔Zones are a logical group
on networks where traffic originates or is destined to. Each interface is associated with a
single zone.
✔✔Which of these zones CANNOT be customized?
- LAN
- WAN
- DMZ
- VPN
- WiFi - ✔✔VPN, this zone does not have a physical port or interface assigned to it and
therefor cannot be customized.
✔✔What are the three group configuration types? - ✔✔Static, SD-WAN, and Dynamic.
✔✔What are the three ways to assign a DNS server to the Sophos firewall? - ✔✔From
you DHCP Server, from PPPoE interface settings sent by your internet provider, and
manually (by assigning static server entries)
