Risk Assessment on IPS

[leeahart05 () aol com]

I'm performing a risk assessment for a commercial IPS deployment at my place of work. The scope of the assessment is 
limited to how we implemented and deployed the product - not how the product works. Some areas that I will be reviewing 
include authentication and authorization to the sensors and management systems, backup of data and configuration 
settings, hardening of the sensors/systems, and best practices such as testing signatures prior to installation into 
production. I'm looking for input from this list as to current threats against IPS/IDS installations as well as other 
areas to review during my assessment. Thanks!