From the course: Cisco Network Security: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
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From the course: Cisco Network Security: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
The EINSTEIN system
- [Instructor] In the real world, intrusion detection is used in many forms. One is the Department of Homeland Security's EINSTEIN System. The EINSTEIN System is comprised of EINSTEIN 1, EINSTEIN 2, and EINSTEIN 3A. The EINSTEIN System actively monitors the traffic for threats. The United States' government is constantly at risk for many types of attack, including denial of service attacks, malware, unauthorized access, and active scanning and probing. The EINSTEIN Systems have an active role in federal government cyber security. The system uses widely available commercial technology and protects perimeter defenses to federal civilian executive branch agencies that include agriculture, homeland security, and treasury. The EINSTEIN System's two main functions are to observe and report possible cyber threats and to detect and block attacks from compromising federal agencies. The EINSTEIN Systems provide the situational awareness necessary to take a proactive approach against an active…
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