COMMUNICASIA, SINGAPORE--Companies should focus on addressing weaknesses in their networks rather than relying on signature-based intrusion detection (IDS) and protection systems (IPS) which are ...

As the attacker knows that the intrusion system will trigger an alarm when it detects certain attack signatures, that hacker will tend to evade detection by disguising the attack. For example, hackers ...

Most intrusion detection systems (IDS) are what is known as signature-based. This means that they operate in much the same way as a virus scanner, by searching for a known identity - or signature ...

Network-based intrusion detection system types include wired, wireless and network behavior analysis, which looks mainly at the network traffic flows and not at the activity within those traffic flows ...

Signatures and rules are the bulwark of traditional intrusion detection systems (IDS), however they are also a significant source of frustration. Most IDS systems are known for being noisy ...

Relatively new IDS companies, such as OneSecure and Intruvert, are combining signature- and anomaly-based intrusion detection techniques to increase the intelligence of their systems and even ...

Sourcefire’s open source IDS engine, Snort, has long been the gold standard of signature-based intrusion detection systems. Snort’s commercial sibling, Sourcefire 3D, takes Snort a step ...

A signature-based IDS scans for known malicious signatures and issues alerts when it discovers ... Here are the five best open-source intrusion detection systems on the market currently: Snort; Zeek; ...

Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems. Intrusion detection ...

Although the argument suggests that some protection for your IT networks is better than none, signature-based intrusion detection systems really only scratch the surface of what most blue chip ...

Intrusion detection has become big business on the Internet and, to be honest, it's not surprising. Latest News Cyber criminals turn to Australian SMEs as ransomware threat escalates ...