Table D-9 Default Rules (continued)
Rule
Default-Rule-Recon:
Aggressive Remote
Scanner Detected
Default-Rule-
Recon: Excessive
Firewall Denies
Across Multiple Hosts
Default-Rule-Recon:
Host Port Scan
Detected by Local
Host
Default-Rule-Recon:
Host Port Scan
Detected by Remote
Host
Default-Rule-Recon:
Increase Magnitude
of High Rate Scans
Default-Rule-Recon:
Increase Magnitude
of Medium Rate
Scans
Default-Rule-Recon:
Local LDAP Server
Scanner
Default-Rule-Recon:
Local Database
Scanner
Default-Rule-Recon:
Local DHCP Scanner
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Rule
Type
Enabled Description
Event
True
Reports an aggressive scan from a
remote source IP address, scanning
other local or remote IP addresses.
More than 50 targets received
reconnaissance or suspicious events in
less than 3 minutes. This may indicate a
manually driven scan, an exploited host
searching for other targets, or a worm
on a system.
Event
True
Reports excessive attempts, across
multiple hosts, to access the firewall and
access is denied. More than 200
attempts from a local source IP address
are detected across at least 400
destination IP addresses in 5 minutes.
Event
True
Reports a single source IP address
scanning more than 100 ports in under
4 minutes.
Event
True
Reports more than 400 ports were
scanned from a single source IP
address in under 2 minutes.
Event
True
If a high rate flow-based scanning attack
is detected, this rule increases the
magnitude of the current event.
Event
True
If a medium rate flow-based scanning
attack is detected, this rule increases
the magnitude of the current event.
Event
True
Reports a source IP address attempting
reconnaissance or suspicious
connections on common LDAP ports to
more than 60 hosts in 10 minutes.
Event
True
Reports a source IP address attempting
reconnaissance or suspicious
connections on common local database
ports to more than 30 hosts in 10
minutes.
Event
True
Reports a source IP address attempting
reconnaissance or suspicious
connections on common DHCP ports to
more than 60 hosts in 10 minutes.
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