Re: Need help/info

[Alexandros Papadopoulos <apapadop () alumni cmu edu>]

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM, ubernewbie <duppyconqueror33 () gmail com> wrote:
> I work for a small company with a hub/spoke network. I've been tasked with
> setting up an IDS(Snort) to begin monitoring security related events and
> basically build out a security program/infrastructure.  Do any of you have
> any good sites/forums that go into the process of intrusion detection.
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Well... I would first of all ask onsite help from someone who is more
experienced than this.

For a general "what is snort" article, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snort_(software)

For documentation on specific setups etc see http://www.snort.org/docs/

But, this is not just a point-and-click product, you need to
understand exactly what you're trying to achieve, what the threats are
and what your response will be when you get an alert...

Cheers

-A