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Starry Sky and Glenn Norman discuss using a VPN or proxy server

https://youtu.be/7CCuE5oobMQ

Now take the Quiz:

1. What of these statements is the most accurate description of a proxy.

a. Hides your IP address
b. Makes it look like you’re coming from a different IP address
c. Makes your web traffic (ports 80 and 443) look like it’s coming from a different IP address
d. Makes ALL your network traffic look like it’s coming from a different IP address

2. What exactly does a VPN do?

a. Hides your IP address
b. Makes it look like you’re coming from a different IP address
c. Makes your web traffic (ports 80 and 443) look like it’s coming from a different IP address
d. Makes ALL your network traffic look like it’s coming from a different IP address

3. Will a proxy hide your IP if you are:

Yes    No    Streaming video
Yes    No    Downloading a torrent
Yes    No    Using instant messaging
Yes    No    Watching Flash

4. Will a VPN hide your IP if you are:

Yes    No    Streaming video
Yes    No    Downloading a torrent
Yes    No    Using instant messaging
Yes    No    Watching Flash

5. Suppose you have been given a penetration testing contract to test the security of a company’s web applications. Which type of service would give you sufficient privacy, usually at no cost, and sometimes with superior speed?

a. Proxy server
b. VPN
c. macchanger
d. Burp Suite

6. Your next pen testing contract has you scanning your client’s internal and external networks and computer systems. You’ll be using lots of non-web tools like nmap and hping3. Which type of service will give you the level of concealment you’ll need when using any networking protocol?

a. Proxy server
b. VPN server
c. Working from the nearby Starbucks
d. Kali Linux

7. How should you check to see if your proxy or VPN is working?

a. Check your external IP address after starting the VPN
b. Check your external IP address before starting the VPN
c. Both, and make sure they’re the same!
d. Both, and make sure they’re different!

8. Which would be the safest country for you to get your VPN from?

a. USA
b. Switzerland
c. China
d. Russia

Answer Key:

1: c
2: d
3: No, no, no, no
4: Yes, yes, yes, yes
5: a
6: b
7: d
8: b