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N10-005 · Question #102

Which of the following would be the BEST solution for an IDS to monitor known attacks?

The correct answer is B. Signature-based. Signature detection involves searching network traffic for a series of bytes or packet sequences known to be malicious. A key advantage of this detection method is that signatures are easy to develop and understand if you know what network behavior you're trying to identify.

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Question

Which of the following would be the BEST solution for an IDS to monitor known attacks?

Options

  • AHost-based
  • BSignature-based
  • CNetwork-based
  • DBehavior-based

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • B
    94% (32)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Signature detection involves searching network traffic for a series of bytes or packet sequences known to be malicious. A key advantage of this detection method is that signatures are easy to develop and understand if you know what network behavior you're trying to identify.

Topics

#IDS#signature-based detection#intrusion detection#known attacks

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