At a glance
NEXT AI uses Amazon GuardDuty for continuous intrusion detection, AWS WAF to block common web exploits at the edge (with rules aligned to the OWASP Top 10), and brute-force protections (e.g., secure reset, rate-limiting with automated account lockout for SSO deployments). Confirmed or suspected intrusions escalate via Incident Response procedures.
Escalation & Incident Response
Security findings (e.g., GuardDuty alerts, WAF detections, brute-force signals) follow NEXT AI’s documented incident response plan, which defines severity, escalation paths, roles/communications, containment/remediation steps, and post-incident review. On-call engineering is available 24×7×365, and incidents are handled in line with established response lifecycles.
Why intrusion detection & prevention matters
Intrusion detection and prevention are core to a defense-in-depth program: monitoring for malicious behavior, blocking known exploit patterns, and rapidly escalating events for investigation and containment. See NIST’s guide to Intrusion Detection & Prevention Systems (IDPS) for foundational concepts.
IDS (Threat detection)
NEXT AI utilizes Amazon GuardDuty as its Intrusion Detection system (IDS) to continuously analyze AWS signals and identify suspicious or unauthorized behavior across accounts, workloads, and storage. GuardDuty uses threat intelligence, machine learning, and anomaly detection to prioritize actionable findings for triage. High-priority GuardDuty findings auto-escalate to on-call per severity, with containment/remediation managed under our Incident Response procedures.
Firewall (Edge protection)
NEXT AI is protected by AWS WAF, which inspects HTTP(S) requests to protected resources and enforces rule sets that help mitigate common attack patterns (e.g., injection, broken access control) aligned with the OWASP Top 10. WAF rule violations that indicate active exploitation trigger alerts and escalation following our Incident Response plan.
Brute-force prevention
NEXT AI employs secure password-reset practices and supports login attempt rate-limiting with automated account lockout (commonly enforced with enterprise SSO) to reduce online guessing attacks (for passwordless/SSO options, see related authentication pages). Repeated authentication anomalies and lockouts are evaluated and escalated in line with the Incident Response plan.
Escalation triggers we monitor
Severe vulnerabilities (or newly disclosed researcher reports)
Intrusion detections (e.g., GuardDuty high-severity findings)
Elevated errors / suspicious operations
Data breach disclosures
Each trigger routes to the Incident Response workflow for triage, containment, and customer communications as required.
FAQ
Q: Does NEXT AI have an IDS?
Yes. Amazon GuardDuty provides continuous threat detection across the AWS environment and surfaces prioritized findings for triage.
Q: How are common web exploits blocked?
Edge traffic is inspected by AWS WAF, which enforces rule sets designed to mitigate common attack patterns that map to the OWASP Top 10 risks.
Q: What happens after a suspicious event is detected?
A suspicious event is triaged and, based on severity, escalated under NEXT AI’s Incident Response plan for investigation, containment, remediation, and post-incident review. On-call engineering is available 24×7×365.
Q: Do you protect against brute-force login attempts?
Yes. NEXT AI supports rate-limiting and automated account lockout (commonly via enterprise SSO) and uses secure reset flows to minimize credential-stuffing risk.
Q: Do you follow a standard incident response lifecycle?
Yes. Our process aligns with recognized practices (e.g., preparation; detection/analysis; containment/eradication/recovery; post-incident activity).
Q: Is this approach aligned with recognized security guidance?
Yes. The architecture reflects established IDPS concepts (monitor, detect, prevent, respond) as described by NIST SP 800-94.
Q: Are firewall rules updated over time?
Rule sets can be tuned and expanded (e.g., managed rules, custom patterns) to address new vectors while monitoring operational impact.