New SecurityFocus Focus-IDS Article

["Jason V. Miller" <jmiller () securityfocus com>]

As I mentioned in a previous post to Focus-IDS, I'm going to be announcing the
arrival of new IDS-related focus area articles to the list. The latest article,
released on February 27, 2003, is summarized below.

Intrusion Prevention Systems: the Next Step in the Evolution of IDS
By Neil Desai

Intrusion prevention systems combine the blocking capabilities of a firewall
with the deep packet inspection of intrusion detection systems. This discussion
will look at five different categories of IPSs that focus on attack prevention
at layers that most firewalls are not yet able to decipher.

http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1670

Regards,

-- 
Jason V. Miller, Threat Analyst
E-Mail: jmiller () securityfocus com

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