RE: using HIDS for change control

["Rivera,Angel L." <ARIVERA () mitre org>]

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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