Active scanning and passive scanning have their advantages and disadvantages. When it comes to active scanning, I will have an ongoing overview of the health and processes of my home network. In addition, this method of scanning collects basic and detailed profile and configuration information. However, due to fast data collection and active operation, the consequences of endpoint malfunction could be lethal in the long run. Although it’s great to be on top of my game and actively running tests and scans, overloading the signals and causing network traffic could be tedious. On the flip side, passive scanning operates in silence. Unlike its counterpart, passive scanning scans my systems and applications without any direct interaction with the network. The good thing about this is that it does not clog up the network traffic while identifying the traffic patterns and conditions of every endpoint. The downside of passive scanning is it takes forever to collect important data since it has to wait for each asset to finish its operation. Since I’m not running a business and this is more towards personal use, I’m leaning more towards passive scanning since it still gets the job done without excessive manual scanning (Sherry, 2020).
References:
Chapman, B., &
Maymi, F. (2020). CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst
Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam CS0-002).
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Sherry, C. (2020,
April 21). Advantages and Disadvantages of Active vs. Passive Scanning in IT
and OT Environments. Infosecurity Magazine. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/active-passive-scanning/
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