Practice - Signature-Based Intrusion Detection (Pattern Matching)
Practice Questions
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What is a Signature-Based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)?
💡 Hint: Think about how antivirus software works.
What is a potential drawback of signature-based detection?
💡 Hint: Consider attacks that don't have known patterns.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main purpose of signature-based intrusion detection systems?
💡 Hint: Think about how malware detection works.
True or False: Signature-based IDS can detect new attacks that have never been seen before.
💡 Hint: Focus on the concept of zero-day attacks.
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked with implementing a NIDS in a corporate network. Describe the steps you would take to ensure its effectiveness.
💡 Hint: Think about monitoring locations, tools, and ongoing management.
Analyze an incident where a signature-based IDS failed to detect a zero-day attack. Discuss mitigation strategies that could be applied.
💡 Hint: Consider the weaknesses of solely relying on signature detection.
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