GSLC · Question #494
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.
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)- A6% (2)
- B91% (30)
- D3% (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.
File-based IDS monitors the integrity of system files by detecting unauthorized changes, not network traffic patterns against a behavioral baseline.
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.
Signature-based IDS compares network traffic against a database of known attack signatures or patterns, not against a learned behavioral baseline.
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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