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Cisco Security Troubleshooting: Part III - Intrusion Prevention Systems
White Papers The focus of this third paper is primarily on troubleshooting the proper sensing operation of a signature-based Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). This paper is the third in a three-part series of white papers on Cisco security troubleshooting...
[November 15, 2009, 20:26]
Denial of Service Attacks and the Emergence of Intrusion Prevention Systems
White Papers The contents of this paper are based off of the Sans Reading Room white paper Denial of Service attacks and the emergence of Intrusion Prevention Systems. In an age of political unrest and war, the internet is being used as a source of constant...
[July 14, 2009, 1:19]
Best Practices for Deploying Intrusion Prevention Systems: A Better Approach to Securing Networks
White Papers Regulatory compliance reports and other requirements are also leading many to consider implementing Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs) as a next-generation security technology. Interest in intrusion prevention has been gaining ground since late 2006.
[November 14, 2009, 0:21]
Application Security: Why Network Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems Aren't Enough
White Papers Network firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) are integral parts of an enterprise security strategy, but they can't adequately protect the inherently vulnerable web application that companies now rely on to extend their businesses to...
[May 12, 2007, 1:00]
Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems
White Papers One of the countermeasures can be the use of Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems. The wireless networks have changed the way organizations work and offered a new range of possibilities, but at the same time they introduced new security threats.
[October 2, 2009, 1:23]
TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems Data Sheet
White Papers TippingPoint's high performance and extraordinary intrusion prevention accuracy have redefined network security, and fundamentally changed the way people protect their organization. Intrusion Detection Systems, by definition, only detect and do not...
[July 26, 2007, 2:37]
Evaluations of Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS): Sana's Primary Response and Cisco's Cisco Security Agent
White Papers These two products were selected as examples of Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) technology that showed promise of meeting the Intrusion Quarantine project goals. As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) "Intrusion...
[September 1, 2005, 3:00]
TollyEdge White Paper Series: Benchmarking Strategies for Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems
White Papers Wireless networks bring new opportunities and new challenges to enterprise networks. Wireless LANs (WLANs) introduce new levels of flexibility into enterprise networks, but they also carry a price tag for the cost associated with keeping...
[May 9, 2008, 1:02]
An independent report by ICSA Labs on the performance of ISS' VoIP-enabled Intrusion Prevention devices
White Papers This technical product evaluation is focused on the ISS VoIP-enabled Intrusion Prevention devices. These are built to supply traditional and VoIP specific Network Intrusion Prevention services. This paper gives you all the technical information you...
[March 9, 2007, 8:50]
Open Source Intrusion Detection and Prevention: Tools for Today's Corporate Market?
White Papers Network tools for monitoring intrusion and tools to prevent intrusion can be completely cost inhibitive to a company that has not prepared to budget for their implementation or has little exposure to their use.
[May 21, 2008, 1:01]
Free consumer intrusion-prevention system launched
Talkback What about the millions of older operating systems still in use by home users, that is where the threat lies, not the big corporations that can afford to update their systems as they usually have robust protection in place already.
[June 22, 2004, 11:36]
White Paper on Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention
White Papers Enterprise networked systems are inevitably exposed to the increasing threats posed by hackers as well as malicious users internal to a network. The consequences are compromised confidentiality and integrity of business systems, and diminished...
[July 13, 2007, 1:00]
How Cisco IT Upgraded Intrusion Prevention Software to Improve Endpoint Security
White Papers Even with the successful deployment of Cisco Security Agent Version 4.0 in February 2004, threats to the network continued to grow. Each new worm, virus, or attack made it more important to secure the network from malicious behavior.
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
Aggregated Bloom Filters for Intrusion Detection and Prevention Hardware
White Papers Bloom Filters (BFs) are fundamental building blocks in various network security applications, where packets from high-speed links are processed using state-of-the-art hardware-based systems. This paper proposes Aggregated Bloom Filters (ABFs) to...
[October 14, 2008, 1:01]
Comparison of Firewall, Intrusion Prevention and Antivirus Technologies
White Papers For effective protection of computer networks, most organizations are deploying multiple layers of security, including firewall, intrusion prevention and gateway antivirus technologies. Understanding the different kinds of protection provided by...
[May 31, 2008, 1:01]
Free consumer intrusion-prevention system launched
News Intrusion prevention systems (IPS) work by monitoring PC and network activity. Prevx has launched what it claims is the first intrusion prevention system for consumers. Traditional AV and firewall systems are beginning to show their age when...
[June 18, 2004, 17:25]
The New Threat to Enterprise Security - Wi-Fi
White Papers To protect this asset, wireless intrusion prevention systems are needed to provide 24 x 7 security against unintended and malicious Wi-Fi threats. Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems complement today's wired security solutions and keeps the...
[June 24, 2009, 16:02]
Surveillance or dead lock?
News IDSs are really more similar to protocol analysers or smart sniffers than they are to intrusion prevention systems (IPSs). Intrusion prevention is an outgrowth of intrusion detection, and intrusion prevention products offer different functionality...
[August 20, 2002, 20:19]
Economic Showdown: Host Intrusion Prevention Vs. Patch Management
White Papers Host Intrusion Prevention Systems, or HIPS, have the potential to reduce the burden of the continued patching frenzy. The paper will then specifically examine McAfee's Host Intrusion Prevention solution.
[March 8, 2007, 0:00]
Intrusion prevention security tipped to boom in Europe
News Sales of intrusion prevention systems in Europe continue to lag behind the US, but vendors expect them to catch up. Intrusion prevention systems conduct deep-packet inspection of the traffic moving across a company's network.
[October 11, 2004, 12:45]
