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Suricata on Mikrotik(IDS+IPS) = Part 4 - Configuration of the IPS Part

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  Configuration Disclaimer:  this one again is only for  ubuntu 18.04  and login as  root  user to be sure Make sure you have a good understanding of the suricata rules before doing this This might cause some disconnection from the site or services you are visiting and even the internet if not properly configured. In the real environment it is best not to run as root user but for the sake of just testing it I opted to run as root configure the following rules on your mikrotik router: /ip firewall filter add action=drop chain=input comment="Block bad actors" src-address-list=Blocked /ip firewall filter add action=drop chain=forward comment="Drop any traffic going to bad actors" dst-address-list=Blocked create a user group with all policies checked except telnet create a user allowing your local addresses with the group you created earlier Lets Start ... 1.      Install PHP         apt install php -y 2.   Navigate...