Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "On the Line"
This article is part of the November 2005 issue of Comparing five of the top network-based inline IPS appliances
On the Line It's game day for IPS. See how five appliances match up against attacks. Are you ready to let an intrusion prevention system (IPS) determine which traffic gets through to your network? Are you calling the plays? Do you trust the guys on the line to make the right decision? E-commerce is blindingly fast. You have to anticipate the attack, recognize the tactics and respond rapidly to keep the bad guys from getting your vital business data. As the technology matures, IPS has generated a lot of buzz in the infosecurity industry; the IDS vs. IPS debate persists two years after Gartner declared intrusion detection systems (IDS) would be dead by 2005, in favor of IPS. The trick is stopping the attacks without impeding or even limiting legitimate business traffic in the high-speed, high-volume flow of online commerce. An IDS false positive is a nuisance; automatically blocking your 24x7 production app is unacceptable. Test bed Cisco Systems' Intrusion Prevention Sensor 4255 Series Internet Security Systems' (ISS) Proventia Network Protection Appliance ... Access >>>
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Secure Reads: Contemporary Cryptography
Read a review of the book Contemporary Cryptography.
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Application Security: Secure Software's CodeAssure Suite
Secure Software's CodeAssure Suite
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Avoiding Network Traffic Confusion with Consistent Firewall Rules
Keep network traffic flowing by collaborating firewall rules and network access devices.
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Content Filtering: InterScan Web Security Suite 2.5
Trend Micro's InterScan Web Security Suite 2.5
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Antispyware: SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0
SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0
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Firewall VPN
ZyXEL Communication's ZyWALL P1
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Secure Reads: Contemporary Cryptography
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Hot Pick: SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
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E-mail Security Guide for Managers
Staying on top of the latest e-mail threats.
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Aerial View
Vulnerability tools provide a realistic view of the enterprise, where vulnerabilities are viewed in the context of the IT landscape.
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Recent Releases: Security product briefs, November 2005
Learn about the security products that launched in November 2005.
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On the Line
See how five IPS appliances match up against attacks.
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Hot Pick: SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
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Columns
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Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
Knights of Spamalot
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Layer 8: SOX security spending is an old, wrinkled tactic
Darned SOX
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Ping: Katrina's Security Survivors
Katrina's Security Survivors
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Perspectives: ITIL has application in security
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of best practices and guidelines for managing IT services can be applied to information security.
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Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
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