Chapter 15. Intrusion Detection
Behold, the fool saith, “Put not all thine eggs in the one basket”—which is but a manner of saying, “Scatter your money and your attention”; but the wise man saith, “Put all your eggs in the one basket and—watch that basket!” | ||
| --PUDDIN’HEAD WILSON’S CALENDAR | ||
It is important to post sentries near things you wish to protect, and an intrusion detection system (IDS) helps perform this function. As commercial products, these security tools have been promoted as the ultimate solution to network intrusions, and many IT managers have proclaimed that their network was secure because they had installed the latest firewall and IDS. These can help, but they’re far from a panacea.
There are several types of intrusion detection ...
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