Assignment

Name: MD Siam

Batch: 59 (A)

Roll: 4031

Course title : Fundamentals of MIS

Course code : MIS 605

Firewall IDS

A firewall is a hardware and/or An Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

software which functions in a is a software or hardware device
networked environment to block installed on the network (NIDS) or
unauthorized access while permitting host (HIDS) to detect and report
authorized communications. intrusion attempts to the network.

A firewall can block an unauthorized An IDS can only report an intrusion;

access to network (E.g. A watchman it cannot block it (E.g. A CCTV
standing at gate can block a thief) camera which can alert about a thief
but cannot stop it)

A firewall cannot detect security IDS is fully capable of internal

breaches for traffic that does not pass security by collecting information
through it (E.g. a gateman can watch from a variety of system and network
only at front gate. He is not aware of resources and analyzing the
wall-jumpers) symptoms of security problems

Firewall doesn’t inspect content of IDS keeps a check of overall

permitted traffic. (A gateman will network
never suspect an employee of the
company )

No man-power is required to manage An administrator (man-power) is

a firewall. required to respond to threats issued
by IDS

Firewalls are most visible part of a IDS are very difficult to be spotted in
network to an outsider. Hence, more a network (especially stealth mode of
vulnerable to be attacked first. (A
Firewall IDS

gateman will be the first person IDS).

attacked by a thief!!)

In this assignment I’m discussing the difference between intrusion

detection system and firewall.
A firewall is a hardware and/or software which functions in a networked
environment to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized
communications. Firewall is a device and/or a software that stands
between a local network and the Internet, and filters traffic that might be
harmful.
An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is a software or hardware device
installed on the network (NIDS) or host (HIDS) to detect and report
intrusion attempts to the network.
We can think a firewall as security personnel at the gate and an IDS
device is a security camera after the gate. A firewall can block
connection, while a Intrusion Detection System (IDS) cannot block
connection. An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) alert any intrusion
attempts to the security administrator.

Now I’m distinguishing instruction system and firewall side by side: