Re: IDS / IPS Bake time

[Peter Bates <peter.bates () ucl ac uk>]

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Hello all

On 13/09/2012 14:49, Turnbough, Bradley E. wrote:
> Is it common practice to implement Snort as an IDS first and let it
> bake for a while before it gets 'upgraded' to an IPS?

That would make some sort of sense if you're acquainting yourself with
Snort and/or the idea of an IDS/IPS and looking to baseline the activity.

At the end of the day I would say the choice between IDS/IPS is all
about the architecture of your network - in some cases where the
slightest FP or outage is damaging to your business then you're not
going to run an IPS.

- -- 
Peter Bates
Senior Computer Security Officer    Phone: +44(0)2076792049
Information Services Division       Internal Ext: 32049
University College London
London WC1E 6BT
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