IDS Models

In addition to being divided along the host and network lines, IDSs are often classified according to the detection model they use: anomaly or misuse. For an IDS, a model is a method for examining behavior so that the IDS can determine whether that behavior is “not normal” or in violation of established policies.

An anomaly detection model is the more complicated of the two. In this model, the IDS must know what “normal” behavior on the host or network being protected really is. Once the “normal” behavior baseline is established, the IDS can then go to work identifying deviations from the norm, which are further scrutinized to determine whether that activity is malicious. Building the profile of normal activity is usually done by the ...

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