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Which of the following intrusion detection systems (IDS) monitors network traffic and compares it against an established baseline?

The correct answer is B. Anomaly-based. Anomaly-based IDS detects threats by establishing a baseline of normal network behavior and alerting when observed traffic deviates significantly from that baseline.

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Question

Which of the following intrusion detection systems (IDS) monitors network traffic and compares it against an established baseline?

Options

  • AFile-based
  • BAnomaly-based
  • CSignature-based
  • DNetwork-based

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    91% (30)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Anomaly-based IDS detects threats by establishing a baseline of normal network behavior and alerting when observed traffic deviates significantly from that baseline.

AFile-based

File-based IDS monitors the integrity of system files by detecting unauthorized changes, not network traffic patterns against a behavioral baseline.

BAnomaly-basedCorrect

Anomaly-based IDS first learns what constitutes normal traffic patterns for a network and creates a statistical baseline. When current traffic deviates from this baseline beyond a defined threshold, an alert is triggered. This method is capable of detecting novel or zero-day attacks that signature-based systems would miss because it does not rely on known attack signatures.

CSignature-based

Signature-based IDS compares network traffic against a database of known attack signatures or patterns, not against a learned behavioral baseline.

DNetwork-based

Network-based describes the deployment location of an IDS sensor (on the network segment), not the detection methodology used to identify intrusions.

Concept tested: Anomaly-based IDS baseline detection methodology

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/94/final

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#anomaly-based IDS#baseline monitoring#intrusion detection#network monitoring

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