Network Security using Linux Intrusion Detection System

Abstract

Attacks on the nation’s computer infrastructures are becoming an increasingly serious problem. Firewalls provide a certain amount of security, but can be fooled at times by attacks like IP spoofing and the so called authorized users. So an intelligent system that can detect attacks and intrusions is required. The tool GRANT (Global Real-time Analysis of Network Traffic) being a Linux based Intrusion Detection System(LIDs), takes the advantage of the security of a Linux box and secures the other nodes in the perimeter of the network. It is capable of detecting intrusions and probes as and when they occur and capable of responding to “already” successful attacks, thus causing minimal or no damage to the entire network. For better performance, this Linux Intrusion Detection System should be part of a defense in depth strategy such as Firewall and Intrusion Prevention..