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> We eventually got rid of our IDS because all it did was log failed attempts to exploit vulnerabilities we had already patched, and fruitless door-knocking like password brute force attempts.

All that means is that you’ve misconfigured your IDS. You’re supposed to filter out stuff that’s not a threat, not remove the entire IDS instance entirely!

You shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath water https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_throw_the_baby_out_wit...




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