CYB 310 : 4-3 Project Two Stepping Stone: Exploring IDS Best Practices ...

Project Two Stepping Stone Guidelines

Exploring IDS Best Practices

Overview

For this stepping stone, you will explore intrusion detection system (IDS) best practices. You can discover best practices through trial and error, hands-on experience, or staying abreast of emerging trends and research. This assignment and Project Two will focus on the theoretical aspect of IDS best practices. 

After reviewing the module resources, you will identify IDS components you can use to analyze network traffic patterns. IDS components can encompass mitigation strategies and practices. Each organization has different monitoring needs. Therefore, IDS technology must be customized to an organization. Setting up an IDS draws on your adversarial mindset because vulnerabilities vary by organization. You can set up alerts using IDS and determine if an alert warrants further investigation. As a cybersecurity analyst, you must determine alert validity. You must actively use your knowledge of security fundamentals and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad to make informed decisions. The best recommendations come from a deep understanding of an environment and a systems-thinking approach.

Prompt

Using the CYB 310 Project Two Stepping Stone Template, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. IDS Best Practices Table
   1. Identify 5 components of an IDS.
   2. Explain what each component detects.
   3. Using your adversarial mindset, identify what a threat actor could accomplish if you were not monitoring each component.
   4. Explain which tenet of the security (CIA) triad is most affected by each component.
2. Application Question
   1. A small business start-up in the finance sector with one office location has identified a need for better network protection. It has identified IDS as a great low-cost solution. What IDS components would you recommend the company implement? Justify your response with at least two recommended components.

What to Submit

Submit your completed Project Two Stepping Stone Template. Your submission should be 1 to 2 pages in length. Use a file name that includes the course code, the assignment title, and your name—for example, CYB_123_Assignment_Firstname_Lastname.docx.

 Project Two Stepping Stone Template Word Document