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 ...

When comparing the Intrusion Detection System or Intrusion Protection System from different vendors these are the functionalities you are most likely to encounter. Pattern matching: The IDS and IPS ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A variety of intrusion detection systems (IDS) are on the market, ranging from enterprise-level, managed network monitoring solutions to simple on-the-host logging systems. There is also a distinction ...

"Security in-depth" is one of the few cybersecurity phrases that has kept its relevance since its introduction. The idea is simple — a threat that evades one defender will be caught by another — but ...

IT security managers say the dangers posed by computer worms and hacker attacks have compelled them to shift defenses from passively monitoring their networks to actively blocking attacks, even though ...

Whenever a company connects its network to the Internet, it opens up a whole can of worms regarding security. As the network grows, it will play host to numerous bugs and security loopholes of which ...