Unit 3 Cyber Security - Measures to protect

Identifies network weaknesses to see what is possible .

• Penetration testing

• Vulnerability testing

• Sandboxing

• Network intrusion detection system (NIDS)

Checks and identifies threats based on normal expected network behaviors.

• Honey pot

• Distributed intrusion detection system (DIDS)

• Anomaly based

• Signature based

Identifies and exploits vulnerabilities in a system.

• Vulnerability testing

• Intrusion prevention system

• Host intrusion detection system (HIDS)

• Penetration testing

Looks for specific network patterns generate by known malware.

• Signature based

• Host intrusion detection system (HIDS)

• Anomaly based

• Security functionality

Testing a system by providing invalid, unexpected and random data.

• Security functionality

• Fuzzing

• Penetration testing

• Honey pot

Proactive monitoring of unwanted intruders e.g. firewall.

• Intrusion prevention system

• Fuzzing

• Signature based

• Network intrusion detection system (NIDS)

Used to identify flaws in mechanisms that are meant to protect data and functionality.

• Security functionality

• Intrusion detection system (IDS)

• Honey pot

• Signature based

A computer set up as a decoy for attacks to detect and deflect cyber attacks.

• Fuzzing

• Sandboxing

• Honey pot

• Signature based

Monitors inbound and outbound traffic to identify suspicious traffic.

• Network intrusion detection system (NIDS)

• Distributed intrusion detection system (DIDS)

• Host intrusion detection system (HIDS)

• Intrusion prevention system

Multiple detection systems across a network communicating together to give a better picture of network activity.

• Distributed intrusion detection system (DIDS)

• Host intrusion detection system (HIDS)

• Intrusion detection system (IDS)

• Network intrusion detection system (NIDS)