4
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1answer
49 views

Security / logging on a Xen-based VPS instance?

Our company has a Xen-based instance on a VPS provider and we have some sensitive data stored on it. Is there a way for me to tell if/when employees of the hosting company have accessed my VPS (by ...
3
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2answers
219 views

Why does layer 2 IDS seem underdeveloped compared to layer 3 IDS, for wireless network?

I understand that there are many applications such as Snort that do the job for network layer 3 IDS. From what I have researched, layer 2 wireless IDS seems like a field that is very slow in ...
3
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1answer
235 views

Are Kismet (on OpenWRT) and Snort IDS (on a linux server) compatitble?

I'm trying to develop an IDS/IPS system project to include these elements: A router running OpenWRT running Kismet drone (Attitude Adjustment 12.09rc1) A Linux server (Running Kismet server + client) ...
1
vote
1answer
104 views

how to protect from Network scanner on android?

How can I block and detect network scanners on android platforms to stop scanning vlan of my hot spot. My question is: which scanners they use? how can i detect such scanners? Can i protect ...
2
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2answers
277 views

Where can I find worm traffic sample?

I have a program that has to detect scanning activity of worms. I need some samples of worms' traffic (pcap files) to try the program, and notes about the procedures which must be taken when running ...
2
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2answers
227 views

How are signatures for IPS determined

For example , how do Snort's VRT team or some one who gives us the signatures, determine them at all ? I would be more interested to know , how are the traffic patterns analyzed against some known ...
0
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1answer
184 views

Rules for log analysis in an IDS

I am working on an IDS which has brought into the view of log analysis basically. I have to detect an intruder if there are any user behaviour anomalies present in the logs. I am having problems ...
1
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1answer
180 views

types of intrusions on host [closed]

I am implementing an IDS and just want to know that what are the possibilities with which the intrusion can occur.I am just doing a literature survey over the atacks possible so I want to know that ...
2
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3answers
241 views

Implementation of an IDS

I am starting my final year project and I have decided to make an Intrusion Detection System, but I am a little confused where to start. I have read some papers and those have been pointing out the ...
7
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2answers
158 views

Can you tell if an attack is successful by looking at IPS logs?

In my organization, we have an IPS behind a firewall. Each time a security event is triggered, I am left to wonder if the attack is really successful. For events that are set to drop in inline, we can ...
4
votes
3answers
259 views

Information gathering before deploying a Network IPS

I understand that most NIPS these days have either rules or signatures built in to them and perhaps gathering information prior to deployment may help in fine-tuning the rules / signature once the IPS ...