Security advances push intrusion detection deeper into the network, relegating its role to forensics investigation and internal monitoring. Drowning in signature libraries and reactive event ...

Admins must know the difference between a host-based intrusion detection system and a network-based IDS, as well as the best scenarios to deploy each -- and when newer technologies might be better to ...

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 ...

Has anyone used taps for an IDS? I'm looking at the ones made by CriticalTap to take traffic from multiple DMZs and feed it all into a single IDS. I'd like feedback from someone who is doing this ...

An intrusion detection system monitors (IDS) network traffic for suspicious activity and sends alerts when such activity is discovered. Anomaly detection and reporting are the primary functions of an ...