Direct or Remote Access? — TechKnowSurge

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File permissions and access control lists between networks do not stop someone who gets onto a network segment from probing every machine on it. That is why network access is controlled at the LAN itself, as one more layer of defense in depth. There are two ways onto a network. Direct access puts a device on the network itself: a cable into a switch port, or a connection to the wireless network. Wireless counts as direct even from the parking lot, because the device joins the same network, and its signal is in the air for anyone in range. Remote access arrives from somewhere else. The user builds a VPN tunnel, TLS or IPsec, over the internet, or remotes into a machine inside with SSH or RDP and works from there. To sort a card, ask where the device is joined: to the office network itself, or to a tunnel or session that carries it in.

What you'll learn

Classify a way onto the network as direct access (a wired port or the wireless network itself) or remote access (a VPN tunnel or a remote session such as SSH or RDP)
Recognize that someone outside the building who joins the office wireless network still has direct access

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+

3.2 Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure.

2.2 Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces.

Key terms

Network Access Control: Network Access Control enforces security policy on devices attempting to connect to a network, verifying compliance with posture requirements such as patch level, antivirus status, and certificate validity before granting access.
Virtual Private Network: A technology that creates a secure, encrypted tunnel over a public network to protect data in transit.
Wireless Access Point: A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi.
Secure Shell: A cryptographic network protocol that provides secure remote login and command execution over an unsecured network.
Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote Desktop Protocol is a Microsoft protocol that enables remote graphical access to Windows systems; it is a frequent attack target commonly exploited via credential brute-forcing, session hijacking, and unpatched vulnerabilities such as BlueKeep.

Topics

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