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- Sourcefire provides network defense systems for information technology infrastructures of commercial enterprise, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, educational, and federal and state organizations. Co.'s appliance products and...
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TechRepublic Resources
- Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical Company Enhances Worldwide Network Security With IBM and Linux Solution
- One of the leaders in pharmaceutical and manufacturing organizations- with offices worldwide and revenues in excess of $20 billion-is always looking for ways to enhance the security of the information that flows throughout its global operations. For these reasons, the company selected the Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors IS Intrusion Detection System...
- Tags: Linux, Sourcefire Inc., Network, Network Security, Pharmaceutical Company, IBM Corp., Security, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- Snort (gz)
- Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system utilizing a rule-driven language, which combines the benefits of signature, protocol and anomaly based inspection methods. With millions of downloads to date, Snort is the most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology worldwide and has become the de...
- Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Snort, Intrusion Prevention, Security
- Software downloads 2007-04-28
- Sourcefire acquires ClamAV
- Sourcefire has announced its acquisition of the open-source ClamAV gateway antivirus and antimalware project. It appears that the deal includes all related trademarks and copyrights held by the five principal members of the open-source AV team, including project founder Tomasz Kojm. Martin Roesch, Sourcefire's...
- Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Snort, Antivirus, Open Source, Viruses And Worms, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Target-Based TCP Stream Reassembly
- In their landmark 1998 paper, "Insertion, Evasion, and Denial of Service: Eluding Network Intrusion Detection," Thomas Ptacek and Timothy Newsham exposed some weaknesses in Intrusion Detection Systems IDS. The authors revealed that intrusion detection systems cannot be effective and accurate because they do not necessarily process, or perhaps, even observe...
- Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Intrusion Detection System, TCP, Tcp/Ip, Intrusion Detection, Networking, Network Security, Security
- White papers 2007-08-03
- Target-Based TCP Timestamp Stream Reassembly
- This paper explores the use of the TCP timestamp option and associated timestamp values to comprehend how different operating systems react to manipulated timestamp values. This is valuable knowledge for an Intrusion Detection System IDS or Intrusion Prevention System IPS to possess and implement to avoid evasions that employ TCP...
- Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Timestamp, TCP, Tcp/Ip, Intrusion Prevention, Networking, Security
- White papers 2007-07-30
- Sourcefire acquires ClamAV
- What do you think would be the eventual outcome of Sourcefire and ClamAV being under one-roof?WHAT IS A VIRUSThe only that any virus can be put into a computer is with the hacker Internet network!This would be the al-Qaeda network.There is no other way that a virus can enter a...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, paulmah@..., al-Qaeda, virus, ClamAV, computer, Sourcefire Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
Additional Resources
- Intrusion Prevention
- Has anyone ever used Reflex IPS on their networks. If not Reflex, what IPS do you use and why. I am looking at IPS for our network and there a plethora of offerings. Reflex has been suggested to us but I am unable to find anything but...
- Tags: faradhi, intrusion prevention, ips, network, product evals, Reflex IPS, security
- Discussion threads 2006-01-05
- Enabling the High-Performance Next Generation Firewall
- The traditional practice of deploying an ever-increasing number of appliances and applications to combat increasing security risks creates an infrastructure that is too complex, costly, and slow to react to new threats. Nowadays, enterprises managers want to move to a new kind of virtualized security architecture that supports the requirements...
- Tags: Crossbeam Systems, Firewall, High-performance, Leadership, Security, Management
- White papers 2008-04-04
- Hold your own user seminar on creating strong passwords
- With a little push, users can learn to build strong passwords on their own. This download presentation will help you educate users on the do's and don'ts of password basics.Managers who want to stamp out weak passwords in their organizations should start with one simple step: tell users why weak...
- Tags: Dana Norton, password, strong password
- Technical articles 2002-06-18
- Telecom turns to Linux to save bucks and boost security
- The first thing that Gary Baribault did when he took the IT helm of a telecommunications carrier and reseller a year ago was initiate a move from Windows NT servers to Linux. That’s because the tech leader quickly realized how fragile and unstable the company’s network had become.Baribault was concerned...
- Tags: Gary Baribault, Grant Gross, Linux, network, security, server, telecommunications
- Technical articles 2003-02-10
- Hold your own user seminar on creating strong passwords
- With a little push, users can learn to build strong passwords on their own. This download presentation will help you educate users on the do's and don'ts of password basics. Managers who want to stamp out weak passwords in their organizations should start with one simple step: tell users...
- Tags: Dana Norton, Password
- Technical articles 2002-06-18
- Protect your VPN by keeping a tight rein on passwords
- Safeguarding a VPN comes down to closely managing its passwords. For example, you must immediately cut off all technical connections a terminated employee had to the organization. Find out other ways to manage VPN passwords here.Joe Edwards knows what damage one person can do to an organization by misusing a...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Dana Norton, VPN, password, Joe Edwards, VPN password
- Technical articles 2002-05-22
- Detect intruders on your network with Snort
- Snort is a Network Intrusion Detection System NIDS, which can view and analyze packets on a network to determine whether or not a system is being attacked by remote. Most Linux distributions come with Snort, so it's simply a matter of installing Snort via urpmi, apt-get, or yum. Snort can...
- Tags: Snort, Network, Rule, Community Rule, Linux, Intrusion Detection, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Intrusion Detection Protection Systems for Small Businesses
- I'm trying to evaluate IDS/IPS systems for a small business that has a DMZ and internal requirement. Our present Firewall works; but isn't up the Payment Card Industry requirements. I've been reviewing the Symantec SGS 360R server and it seems to be a capable device; however, I can't...
- Tags: dave@..., firewall, IDS, intrusion detection, ISA, ISA Server 2004, networking, security, ips, ids, small business, Snort
- Discussion threads 2005-05-29
- Choosing scalable intrusion detection solutions
- If you're considering adding an IDS/IPS, choosing the right one can be quite a task, especially if you expect your business and network to grow. Here's how to make the best choice. If you think you don't need an Intrusion Detection Systems IDS or Intrusion Prevention Systems IPS...
- Tags: IDS/IPS, Deb Shinder, Intrusion prevention, Network security, SECURITY, intrusion detection, intrusion detection system, intrusion prevention system, intrusion, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Firewall, Solution, Snort, Network, Networking
- Technical articles 2005-11-14
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