Articles tagged: Intrusion detection
<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Goerge Baxter Network intrusion detection systems identify security threats by detecting malicious activity such as scans, denial of service attacks and unauthorized access through the examination of network traffic. They are installed at strategic points on the network to monitor traffic to and from all hosts on the network. Unlike a packet filter or firewall, where a packet filtering decision is made on weather or not to allow traffic to continue, network intrusion detection systems do not interfere with network traffic in any way. In simple terms these systems could be described as a packet sniffer that also analyzes the captured packets. written by Mansi gupta With the growing use of internet the threats attached to it are also growing. As more and more people are getting dependent on internet, the hackers are inventing new ways to intrude into their systems and cause havoc for them. << previous page 1 next page>> |