RE: Top IPS vendors - please read for invitation to Network World review.

["William Bradd" <wbradd () comcast net>]

Isn't that what a firewall does?

Switch in terms is more a switch in marketing as an attempt to differentiate
products.

There is more to a product then a name or buzz word.

-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Forsyth [mailto:Zach.Forsyth () kiandra com]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:36 AM
To: Mark Teicher; Paul Schmehl; focus-ids () securityfocus com;
seth.knox () sygate com
Subject: RE: Top IPS vendors - please read for invitation to Network
World review.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Teicher [mailto:mht3 () earthlink net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2003 22:30 PM
> To: Paul Schmehl; focus-ids () securityfocus com; seth.knox () sygate com
> Subject: Re: Top IPS vendors - please read for invitation to Network
World review.
> The real question I have is what defines an IPS product versus an IDS..
IDS
> is obvious, but IPS, it is a very tough definition

Intrusion DETECTION system

Intrusion PREVENTION system

Seems fairly fundamental to me...I think I know what you are trying to
say though, keep referring back to the word prevention :)



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