Response for IDS alert

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Response to IDS Alert

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Response to IDS Alert

Introduction

The advent of information technology has been instrumental in progressing humankind to the zenith of development . Businesses and economies have grown and diversified because information systems and technologies raised the limits of human potential by creating synergistic effects through , for example , communication networks However , every boon is accompanied with a bane . Where information systems and technologies created synergies , they were also responsible for unemployment . Where data

and business communication was exchanged there rose the problem of hacking , privacy issues , virus attacks , and intrusions in the computers or local networks

Scenario

A system operator or administrator dealing with an organization 's network may have to sparsely or routinely deal with problems of hack attacks or intrusions , as mentioned above . The events may arise at any time without any warning trying the nerves of even a trained professional . For example , a situation might be where the administrator is using his computer when an intrusion detection system (IDS ) suddenly pop 's an alert that someone is repeatedly trying to connect to port 3389 at 192 .168 .2 .124 and soon after , the mouse pointer starts to move by itself . This situation will revolve around the following aspects

Mental Approach

The most imperative thing to do in such a scenario would be to stay calm and in senses , because this is how the administrator could think logically and plan his moves . Panicking would...