Our joint offerings will be scalable and modular. Paola Bassanese, analyst at Ovum, agreed that the move was a good one for Symantec, particularly because of Axent's expertise in the growing market for intrusion detection.
In July, it listed files purporting to contain Enterasys Networks' Dragon intrusion detection system and Napster's client and server software. The Source Code Club has opened up shop again. The group of self-identified hackers has posted files...
A more sophisticated security product such as an Intrusion Detection System, which can examine the contents of each packet of data, may give more protection. SQL injection hacking techniques are starting to be used by script kiddies...
If your intrusion detection system can't display live data in a Web format, I suggest implementing Snort, a reportable, open source IDS. Symantec Security Response: You can customise a security alert box to feature live virus activity levels and...
A flaw has been discovered in Computer Associates' eTrust Intrusion Detection System that could make the system vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, according to an advisory by security research company iDefense.
Symantec plans to take the wraps off a new intrusion detection product on Monday, while rival McAfee is set to announce a Linux update to its Entercept software. Like other behaviour-based intrusion detection products, Critical System Protection...