Re: How to choose an IDS/FW MSS provider

[Peter Schawacker <peter () schawacker com>]

Hi Kevin,

You make some good points, but I wanted to clarify
something that you wrote.  McAfee's IntruShield NIPS
appliance does not run Linux.  Also, it is
ASIC/FPGA-based.  Each IntruShield appliance does
include a celeron processor, but that Intel chip is
used only for management.  All of the IDS/IPS work is
done using FPGA's, ASIC's and network processors.

BTW, I work for McAfee.

Peter


--- Kevin <kkadow () gmail com> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:28:57 +0000, buineach
...
> And there are products like Intrushield, which are
> known to
> use Linux/LGPL code and also boast about the high
> performance of "ASIC based appliance" IPS.
>
>
> > I think you will admit that the technology used 
> by IDS vendors is
> > almost the same as the appliance IPS  they now
> promote.
...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test Your IDS

Is your IDS deployed correctly?
Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from 
CORE IMPACT.
Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 
to learn more.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------