RE: using HIDS for change control

From: Rivera,Angel L. (ARIVERA_at_mitre.org)
Date: 08/26/05

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    To: "Ron Gula" <rgula@tenablesecurity.com>, <focus-ids@lists.securityfocus.com>
    
    

    It has been a while since I used Tripwire but I believe you manually
    run it

    to detect changes - I think HIDS have two components - one checks at
    the

    network level - the other looks at system logs for specific events -
    both in

    close to real time. One assumption is that system logs are recording

    changes to system configuration settings - Advantage of HIDS is the

    detection in real time of this change - it also eases the burden of
    having

    to run tripwire repeatedly. The security person only needs to run
    tripwire

    if it detects a HIDS alert.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Ron Gula [mailto:rgula@tenablesecurity.com]
    Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:25 AM
    To: Rivera,Angel L.; focus-ids@lists.securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: using HIDS for change control

    Yes. Tripwire does this. Their underlying technology detects change.

    Ron Gula, CTO
    Tenable Network Security

    On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 5:21am, Rivera,Angel L. wrote:
    > Does anyone on this list know of a sponsor that is using HIDS to
    > monitor
    > changes to a system's (Unix & Windows) configuration?
    >
    > The goal is to build a server according to specs (this would include
    > hardening of the OS + agency specific security settings) then use a
    > HIDS
    > to detect and alert on any changes.
    >
    > Theoretically speaking, I know this can be done, but is anyone doing
    > this?
    >
    >
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