Network Attacks and Intrusion Detection System: A Brief

Security of a network has got a major importance in a wide range of systems. These days every place is connected to a network or via a network e.g. hospitals, offices, universities, finance sector etc. and almost everyone whether young or old is connected to social networking and community media. Though many systems are there that can secure any network, this attacking phenomenon keeps on increasing day by day. This paper focusses on some fundamentals like what basically a network attack is, how to prevent it, its types, preventive measures and current procedures that are focusing on this paradigm. Basically this paper is an attempt to help people understand the concept of attacks so as to avoid them.