A cybersecurity customer of yours is
concerned about external intrusion on their corporate network, and those inside
their environment that could be an internal risk.
They have heard about firewalls and
they need professional guidance as to whether, with the implementation of firewalls,
they can feel 100% secure. Still on their goal to maintain a secure
environment, especially with much concern on external attacks, they would like
to understand what Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention
System (IPS) are about.
In addition, they would like an
understanding of Threat Management techniques that can be implemented with the
Firewall, such as Vulnerability Testing, Penetration Testing and Security
Information and Event Management (SIEM).
Complete the following within the suggested format:
- Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
- Explanation of the capabilities of Intrusion detection systems (IDS)
and intrusion prevention systems (IPS), how they can protect at both host
and network level resources, and the threats IDS/IPS may encounter (1-2
pages) - Describe the use of Vulnerability testing as a threat management
technique. (1-2 pages) - Describe the use of Penetration testing and Security Information and
Event Management (SIEM) as a threat management technique (1-2 pages) - Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
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