TOOL TUTORIAL · Network Intrusion Detection & Prevention

How to install and use Snort

Snort is an open-source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) developed by Cisco. It is capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. Snort can detect a variety of attacks and probes, such as buffer …

Quick install: sudo apt install snort

Installation steps

  1. Open a terminal on Kali or Ubuntu
  2. Run sudo apt update
  3. Run sudo apt install snort
  4. Set your home network range when the installer asks
  5. Verify with snort -V

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