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 ...

Network intrusion-detection systems as a product class have been under attack recently, fueled by a series of recent Gartner reports, one of which was called “Intrusion detection is dead – long live ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...