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Intrusion Detection

ALSO CALLED: Host Intrusion Detection, Network Intrusion Detection, Host IDS, Network IDS, Network Intrusion Management, and ID
DEFINITION: Intrusion detection (ID) is a type of security management system for computers and networks. An ID system gathers and analyzes information from various areas within a computer or a network to identify possible security breaches, which include both intrusions (attacks from outside the organization) and  … 
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Virtualization Security: A Coordinated Approach for Intrusion Detection and Prevention
sponsored by Third Brigade
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 29 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper examines current approaches to securing virtualized environments and how your company can implement a successful coordinated approach to security between IDS/IPS systems and virtual appliances.

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Load Balancing 101: Nuts and Bolts for Application Delivery Controllers
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
SUMMARY: Load balancing technology is the basis from which today's Application Delivery Controllers operate. But the pervasiveness of load balancing technology does not mean it is understood or discussed other than from a basic, network-centric vi...

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Nemertes Research: The Center Is Everywhere
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: The new center of enterprise IT security efforts is now everywhere - every server and desktop, every network access point, every application and service, every user is the now at the center.

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Missing Link: Tech Notes for Enterprise-Class UTM
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The consolidation and simplification of security infrastructure that it affords is certainly an attractive, cost saving feature of UTM technology.

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Unified Threat Management: The Best Defense against Blended Threats
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
SUMMARY: The SonicWALL® Unified Threat Management solution (UTM) provides the most intelligent, real-time network protection against sophisticated application-layer and content-based attacks.

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The Cybercrime Arms Race
sponsored by Kaspersky Lab
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Read this white paper and find out how cybercrimes have become so pervasive and how these sophisticated attacks work. Discover today's cybercrime techniques and how to recognize them.

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E-Guide: Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting
sponsored by Bit9, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This e-guide includes everything you need to know to conduct a vulnerability assessment of your Windows networks, explaining everything from how to plan and put together a report to the most common mistakes made when testing Windows networks.

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Improve your Security with Enterprise Threat Management
sponsored by Sourcefire
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: This paper shows you how to maintain an accurate mapping between IP address and user identity and discusses a solution that enables both rapid response to threats and tighter control of the computing environment.

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The State of PCI Compliance, a Forrester Study
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
SUMMARY: This recent Forrester study explores the top drivers, challenges, and priorities for credit card data protection among large US and European merchants across ten industries. Find out how companies similar to your own are approaching PCI and tracking ...

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Selecting the Right Host Intrusion Prevention System: 12 Key Questions to Ask
sponsored by Third Brigade
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Jun 2007 | Published: 15 May 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper identifies 12 critical questions that organizations need to consider when selecting a HIPS product. These questions relate to protection, manageability, integration and speed.

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INTRUSION DETECTION DEFINITION (continued): …  misuse (attacks from within the organization). ID uses vulnerability assessment (sometimes refered to as scanning), which is a technology developed to assess the security of a computer system or network.

Intrusion detection functions include:

  • Monitoring and analyzing both user and system activities
  • Analyzing system configurations and vulnerabilities
  • Assessing system and file integrity
  • Ability to recognize patterns typical of attacks
  • Analysis … 
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