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Shobhit Mehta
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Shobhit Mehta is the Security and Compliance Director at Headspace, an on-demand mental health company in San Francisco, CA. Previously, he worked in different facets of security and assurance with HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, PayPal, and Fidelity Investments. He also works with ISACA to develop exam questions for CISA, CISM, and CGEIT, served as the technical reviewer for the CGEIT and CISA review manuals, and is a published author for the COBIT 5 journal. He completed his MS in cybersecurity at Northeastern University, Boston, and holds CRISC, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CISSP, and CCSP certifications. In his spare time, he likes to explore the inclined trails of the Bay Area, complete ultramarathons, and blog on GRCMusings.
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Networking devices

Networking devices are physical equipment that allow hardware devices to communicate and interact with other computer networks. The following is a brief summary of different types of networking devices:

  • Repeater: A repeater is a two-port (input port and output port) device that regenerates the signal over a network before it becomes weak or gets damaged.
  • Bridge: A bridge is also a two-port device that joins two networks.
  • Switch: A switch is a multi-port bridge that provides dedicated pathways based on MAC address association.
  • Router: A router connects multiple switches and networks to form a larger network by identifying IP addresses.
  • Gateway: A gateway connects different protocols and networks.

The following table details the functioning of each networking device and its corresponding OSI layer:

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ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC®) Exam Guide
Published in: Sep 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803236902

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Shobhit Mehta

Shobhit Mehta is the Security and Compliance Director at Headspace, an on-demand mental health company in San Francisco, CA. Previously, he worked in different facets of security and assurance with HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, PayPal, and Fidelity Investments. He also works with ISACA to develop exam questions for CISA, CISM, and CGEIT, served as the technical reviewer for the CGEIT and CISA review manuals, and is a published author for the COBIT 5 journal. He completed his MS in cybersecurity at Northeastern University, Boston, and holds CRISC, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CISSP, and CCSP certifications. In his spare time, he likes to explore the inclined trails of the Bay Area, complete ultramarathons, and blog on GRCMusings.
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Networking Device

Operates on (OSI Model Layer)