Practice Intrusion Detection And Prevention Systems (ids/ips) (2)

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Question 1.
What is the primary function of an IDS?
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Think about monitoring and alerting.
Question 2.
Name a common tool used as an IPS.
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Consider popular security tools that block threats.
3Question 3.
What does an IDS do?
- Monitors traffic and generates alerts
- Blocks malicious traffic
- Both monitoring and blocking
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Consider alerting functions.
4Question 4.
Anomaly-based detection can lead to which of the following problems?
- True
- False
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Think about normal network activities.
Question 5.
Create a risk assessment for a network that uses IDS only. What are the potential weaknesses of this setup?
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Assess detection without response.
Question 6.
Design a network security strategy that incorporates both IDS and IPS. What key factors must be considered?
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Think about layers of protection and their coordination.

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