Objective: The objective of this project is to install and run virtual machines with various IPS$/$IDS tools, evaluate their effectiveness, and compare their features and functionalities. Students will need to make a group of $2$ or $3$ students to do the following:

Test Environment Setup:

Set up a controlled test environment with a minimum of $2$ virtual machines in isolated network segments. It's recommended to ensure that the environment mimics a real$-$world scenario by including various operating systems $($one of them must be Kali Linux$),$ network configurations, and security configurations.

You can do whatever scenario you like but it is recommended to do the following at least:

a$.$ You must install and configure your virtual machines.

Hint: For windows users can go with VirtualBox and for Mac users can go with parallels Desktop. $($If you want as a group, you can select virtual Machine software of your choice$)$

b$.$ Deploy OWASP Juice Shop or Metasploitable on one Virtual Machine. This will be your target machine that you want to save and monitor.

Hint: You can select the vulnerable machine of your choice providing the reason for selection.

c$.$ Deploy your favorite IDS$/$IPS in one Virtual Machine.

d$.$ A hacker virtual machine.

Test Scenarios:

a$.$ Select a range of attack scenarios $($minimum $3)$ that represent common cybersecurity threats. These can include network$-$based attacks, malware infections, phishing attempts, and application vulnerabilities.

b$.$ Prepare test cases that simulate these attack scenarios within the controlled environment. Select and configure your tools to detect$/$prevent a set of threats that you are investigating.

Execution and Evaluation:

a$.$ Execute the test scenarios using each installed tool.

b$.$ Monitor and analyze the tool's performance in detecting and preventing the simulated attacks.

c$.$ Measure key metrics such as detection rates, false positive rates, response time, and resource consumption $($must be presented in form of a table in your report$)$

d$.$ Document the results for each tool.