Literature Review On Intrusion System

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

TOPIC: INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS
ERIC OSEI ANNOR: PG20706824

DR. YAW MISSAH
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 1.0 Introduction
Chapter 1.1 Project Overview
Chapter 1.2 Background Information
Chapter 1.3 Statement of Problem
Chapter 1.4 Purpose of Study

Chapter 2
Literature Review
Channel 2.0 Introduction
Chapter 2.1 Classes of Intruders

1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROBLEM
Companies all over the world have pumped monies into their businesses and are looking forward making enormous profit. There is a very big challenge that these businesses and companies face. It is even more challenging

2.1 Classes of Intruders
The 3 classes of intruders are:
 Masquerader
Back in the days during festive seasons, people put in clothes and disguise themselves in a way that they conceal their true identity. A masquerader is anyone who gains legitimate access to a system and uses that to his or her full benefit. Most times these people are outside users and can be workers in that department and do not have authorized access to the system but someway somehow.

 Misfeasor
Every system administrator creates users on a system and grants them user access. This spells out the length at which all users can go. A misfeasor is a user of a system who has legitimate access to a system, but abuses the privileges given to him or her. He or she snoops around sensitive and vital areas.

 Clandestine User
Any user of a system has been given user authorization to use a system. A Clandestine user takes administrative role over a system and gains control and can hides and evades from

The real deal here is the system that has been created in order to monitor all activities On the other hand; the honey pot is secluded from the rest of the machines and serves as decoy to these attacks and to make them think they have actually gained access into a system and monitors all activity. Honeypots can be grouped into two: production and research. These Honeypots can then be further classified into three main categories: low-interaction, high-interaction and pure honey pots (Bell, Simon