CCSP Self-Study: Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR)

Cisco IOS IDS Introduction

This section introduces the Cisco IOS Firewall IDS feature for Cisco IOS routers.

Cisco offers several nonrouter-based products to monitor your network, including the following:

• Cisco IDS 4200 Series Sensors— The Cisco IDS 4200 Series sensors are purpose-built, high-performance network security “appliances” that protect against unauthorized, malicious activity traversing the network, such as that found in random or orchestrated attacks on networks. Cisco IDS 4200 Series Sensors analyze traffic in real time, enabling users to quickly respond to security breaches.

• CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security (Security Monitor)— This management application centrally monitors the activity of multiple Cisco IDS 4200 Series ...