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Chapter 18: Monitoring
Viewing IPS attack and system event summaries
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Figure 217: Summary statistics area
System audit events are generated by expected and unexpected system
behavior. The severities are generally based on the type of action, if any, an
administrator should take in response to the event. Whereas a critical event
generally requires immediate investigation, a warning generally requires no
action from the administrator. Table 31 defines each severity in more detail.
Table 31: Definitions of system event severities
Severity Definition
Critical Indicates that a system component or subsystem stopped
working, that the system is going down (expectedly or
unexpectedly), or that the system is not expected to work again
without intervention.
At the command line, these audit events are classified as
emergency, alert, critical, and fatal priorities.
Severe Indicates something is occurring in the system that an
administrator should know.
At the command line, these audit events are classified as a
major priority.
Warning Indicates something is occurring in the system that an
administrator might want to know or might consider trivial.
At the command line, these audit events are classified as minor
or trivial priorities.
Viewing the summary statistics
The summary statistics areas is located in the lower portion of the dashboard.