MN502 Laboratory 1 Introduction to Security 1 Assessment Answer

MN502 Network Security

Laboratory 1: Introduction to Security 1

Description of the laboratory exercise:

In this lab, you will do a research on basic security topics like password attacks, Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS).

Task 1: Password attacks

Research on Password attacks on the internet and answer the following questions.

1. What are the different types of password attacks? 
2. What can a systems administrator do to protect against them?

Task 2: IDS and IPS

Research the topics Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) on the Internet and write one-page report on them. Your report should include the following:

1. Host based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) 
2. Network based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
3. Comparison of HIDS and NIDS 
4. Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)
5. Network base Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)
6. Comparison of HIPS and NIPS