Re: tired of "what is the best IDS/IPS system?" questions

[Miguel Valentin <cyberoptiq () yahoo com>]

Couldn't agree with you more!! Seems kind of a dumb question anyway
since I really don't think there can be one "best" IDS/IPS system. Like
they say, "One man's junk, is another man's treasure" and everyone will
always have different opinions as to which program is better than the
other. It all boils down to research, testing, and finding the one that
works best for your environment.

--- Tom Van de Wiele <tom.vandewiele () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi list
>
> I don't know if this annoyance has hit you guys/girls, but it seems
> that the focus-ids list receives at least one request per week about
> "what is the best IDS/IPS system?". Does this raise the need for a
> FAQ
> or central website that these people can be redirected to?  I'm
> getting a bit tired of seeing the same questions over and over again,
> and the same people answering them in the style of "cisco sux,
> tippingpoint is better!" without any decent technical arguments as to
> why that IDS/IPS system seems to be "better" (mind the quotes) in
> that
> particular setup in that particular infrastructure.
>
> Regards
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Van de Wiele
> Security Engineer, CISSP
>
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