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Re: IPS solution
From: Tye Stallard <tbstallard () UCDAVIS EDU>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:51:17 -0700
We¹ve been weighing the alternatives as well. There seem to be an endless number of variables that affect what product and which particular model is best for you including the volume and variety of your network traffic and what particular set of security rules you want to enforce. We¹ve been depending on third party evaluations: ICSA, NSS and the Tolly Group to try to make comparisons. ICSA certified products from four companies: TippingPoint, ISS, Fortinet and BroadWeb NSS descriptions of their testing process have been useful. Only one Tolly Group report had a show-stopper: ISS Proventia G2000 April 2005 ³Only when the Proventia G2000 was tested at 128-byte frames, did it yield high latency of 56,423 microseconds² Tye Stallard On 6/26/07 8:32 AM, "Basgen, Brian" <bbasgen () PIMA EDU> wrote:
We have been using Tipping Point for about 3 years, and it has been an extremely robust product with good support staff to assist us when necessary. Time and again we've found their filters very responsive to new worms, exploits, and attacks. Our networking department loves the device, which I think speaks volumes about its network integration and capabilities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brian Basgen Information Security Pima Community CollegeFrom: WILLIAM I ARNOLD [mailto:WARNOLD () UT EDU] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:16 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] IPS solution We here at the University of Tampa are in the final stages of purchasing an IPS appliance. We have narrowed our search down to Reflex Security and Tipping Point. We would like to get some feedback from other schools that are using one of these products. All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact via email or phone off line. Thanks in advance "In God we trust, all others we virus scan." William I. Arnold IV The University of Tampa Network Security Engineer warnold () ut edu <mailto:warnold () ut edu> 813-253-6284
Current thread:
- IPS solution WILLIAM I ARNOLD (Jun 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: IPS solution Babb, Robert (Jun 25)
- Re: IPS solution Basgen, Brian (Jun 26)
- Re: IPS solution Tye Stallard (Jun 26)
- Re: IPS solution Chris Steele (Jun 26)
- Re: IPS solution Brian Wheeler (Jun 27)