Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems. Intrusion detection systems ...

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 ...

The product life-cycle management project I mentioned in my last article has been quiet as the project management team evaluates everyone’s input to the evaluation documentation. I’m taking this ...

Intrusion detection and prevention software has become a necessary addition to the information security infrastructure of many organizations, so the National Institute of Standards and Technology is ...

In a typically short-staffed healthcare IT environment integration and automation are two key components to look for when purchasing a modern intrusion detection and prevention solution. Cisco ...

What is the best threat management system for a business network? It's a difficult question to answer because threat management isn't about finding a single solution to every problem; it's about ...

In addition to the foundational features of an intrusion detection and prevention solution, there is a need to do forensics in real-time, not just after an intrusion is detected. As part of its ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Finnish IPS vendor Stonesoft said that in the last few months it has discovered 163 advanced evasion techniques (AETs) capable of passing below the radar of most IDSes and IPSes, thereby penetrating ...