IDSs are not for every network, but when they are deployed in the right place, at the right time and monitored by the right network security professional, it’s the right kind of product. Those are the ...

Intrusion detection technology presents a confusing array of acronyms, abstract concepts, and hazy deliverables. This exacerbates the difficult situation for executives who are asked to pay for these ...

False IDS alerts driving you nuts? The best protection against unwanted intrusion may be a layered defense that uses firewalls, IDS, and IPS After the Nachi worm hit last year, Joe Granneman, manager ...

I use a couple taps made by net optics (OEM for Network Associates Taps). <BR><BR>Haven't used them with IDS quite yet. I have multiple taps feeding into small hub which allows me to see the traffic ...

If a firewall is like having a security guard at your office door, checking the credentials of everyone coming and going, then an intrusion-detection system (IDS) is like having a network of sensors ...

Just a few short years ago, an IDS was a luxury. Before the rise of the Web application and the worm, most networks were adequately defended by a firewall at the perimeter and a virus scanner at the ...