Wired and wireless intrusion detection system: Classifications, good characteristics and state-of-the-art

In computer and network security, standard approaches to intrusion detection and response attempt to detect and prevent individual attacks. Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) are real-time software for risk assessment by monitoring for suspicious activity at the network and system layer. Software scanner allows network administrator to audit the network for vulnerabilities and thus securing potential holes before attackers take advantage of them.

In this paper we try to define the intruder, types of intruders, detection behaviors, detection approaches and detection techniques. This paper presents a structural approach to the IDS by introducing a classification of IDS. It presents important features, advantages and disadvantages of each detection approach and the corresponding detection techniques. Furthermore, this paper introduces the wireless intrusion protection systems.

The goal of this paper is to place some characteristics of good IDS and examine the positioning of intrusion prevention as part of an overall layered security strategy and a review of evaluation criteria for identifying and selecting IDS and IPS. With this, we hope to introduce a good characteristic in order to improve the capabilities for early detection of distributed attacks in the preliminary phases against infrastructure and take a full spectrum of manual and automatic response actions against the source of attacks.