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Firewalls and IDSs

1. Firewalls and IDS are often found in a software version that is relatively easy to use. Install a firewall and an IDS and practice with some of their functions. Discuss the findings with other students. Analyze whether these tools are useful for the security of a network. If yes, how? If no, why? Examine whether these two pieces of software can coexist. Or do you need to make a choice as to which one to use?
2. Report at least two hacks that you can perform on Windows and Linux systems, discussing the methods, the tools required, and the results. Explain the situation in which the particular vulnerabilities are the most useful to exploit and explain why?