Foundation and Supplemental Topics

Configuring Cisco IPS Signatures

Monitoring network traffic, identifying intrusive activity, and responding to network attacks is the core functionality provided by Cisco IPS. Cisco IPS provides numerous signatures that enable your sensors to determine which traffic on your network represents potential attacks or violates your security policy. To efficiently protect your network from attack, you should understand the numerous signatures that are provided and the actions they perform when intrusive activity is detected.

This chapter focuses on the following signature-related topics: