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Category Archive for 'IDS'

Fear of the Unknown

Posted in IDS, Opinion on Aug 31st, 2008

As I begun to do some more work on the Bro intrusion detection system (IDS), I found myself thinking of the old Germans proverb, “Fear makes the wolf look bigger“. Thanks to wishi for posting a link to a photo of a drawing representing the proverb. What does that have to do with [...]

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IDS/IPS: The Mark Twain of the Security World

Posted in Bro, IDS, Snort on Aug 9th, 2008

Recently I was talking with a fellow security professional, and I was surprised when he said, “It has been my experience that intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS) use is declining.” Now I know back in 2003, Gartner analyst Richard Stiennon stated, “IDSs have failed to provide value relative to its costs and will be [...]

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IDS

Posted in Bro, IDS, Law, SANS, Snort on Jun 17th, 2007

“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.”
– Joseph Campbell

Last week I spent Monday driving through a few states. It was an eight hour drive. When possible, I prefer driving over flying. While it may take longer, I use the time to listen to podcasts. Since I [...]

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