Implementing Intrusion Detection Systems - by Tim Crothers (Paperback)

About the Book

Configuring an intrusion detection system (IDS) is very challenging, and if improperly configured, an IDS is rendered ineffective. Packed with real-world tips and practical techniques, this book shows IT and security professionals how to implement, optimize, and effectively use IDS.

Book Synopsis

"Implementing Intrusion Detection Systems" ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für die Sicherung von Netzwerken gegen Angriffe von Hackern und Crackern.

Intrusion Detection Systeme arbeiten nur dann effektiv, wenn sie richtig eingesetzt und konfiguriert sind.

Hier werden Sie mit allen Aspekten rund um die Implementierung und Optimierung eines effektiven Intrusion Detection Systems vertraut gemacht.

Behandelt werden u.a. Host-, Netzwerk- und kombinierte Syteme, Honeynets, DNS, Architektur, Denial-of-Service, IP und MAC Adressierung, IDS Standards, Intrusion Signatures, Log Analysen und Problembeseitigung.

Der Band gibt schrittweise Anleitungen zu Konfigurationsverfahren, z.B. zur Identifikation und Authentifizierung, zur Zugangskontrolle, zur physischen Sicherheit und zu vielem anderen mehr.

Verzichtet auf überflüssige Theorie.

Vermittelt Informationen aus der täglichen Praxis, die Netzwerkingenieure, Netzwerkmanager, IT- und Sicherheitsexperten dringend brauchen, um IDS zum Schutz ihrer Netzwerke implementieren, optimieren und effektiv nutzen zu können.

Autor Tim Crothers bietet hier eine Fülle praktischer Tipps, Tricks und Ratschläge aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung bei der IDS-Implementierung.

From the Back Cover

Your in-depth guide to implementing and optimizing an effective intrusion detection system for your network

Here's the in-the-trenches handbook you've been looking for, loaded with information and tips from real case studies that will help you deploy, configure, and monitor an effective intrusion detection system. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of configuring identification and authentication, mandatory and discretionary access control, physical security, and more. You'll get practical knowledge of honeynets, IP and MAC addressing, log analysis, and IDS standards, and learn to manage network traffic volume in the IDS.

Tim Crothers gives you the benefit of his own extensive experience, furnishing sample IDS deployments and professional tips that boost your efficiency. If you're responsible for network security, this is the guidebook that will help you get a good night's sleep-at last.

You'll learn how to:
* Implement an effective IDS for host, network, and combined systems
* Understand challenges like evasion, unknown attacks, and false alerts
* Verify, test, and fine-tune intrusion detection systems
* Analyze various IDS products and determine what meets your organization's needs
* Cope with legal issues and architectural challenges
* Identify, verify, and respond to different types of attacks and alerts
* Investigate security breaches and prevent recurrences

About the Author

TIM CROTHERS, CCNA, CIW, MCSE, MCT, CNE, is chief security engineer for ITM Technology, an e-security provider, and the author of Internet Lockdown. He developed the curriculum for an Internet security consulting practice he headed at Prosoft, and has also been a consultant and trainer for IBM, Lucent Technologies, DEC, and other leading organizations.