From the course: Cisco Network Security: Intrusion Detection and Prevention

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Monitoring and analyzing

Monitoring and analyzing

- [Instructor] The intrusion detection intrusion prevention systems on the network are constantly gathering data. The network administrator has several tools in the arsenal to manage all the data. Generating via intrusion detection intrusion prevention systems, reporting using the security device event exchange format, gathering via syslog, and analysis via SIEM technology. When an attack signature is triggered the intrusion detection system will generate an alarm. Alarms are stored on the sensor and can be examined locally, or through an application such as IPS Manager Express. After an attack signature fires, the device can send a syslog message using the security device event exchange format. SDEE is a protocol that outlines the format of messages sent between security devices and security monitoring systems. An SDEE system alarm message uses this format. To log events you can use syslog, which is a standard for…

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