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Re: IPS arguments
From: "M.D.Mufambisi" <mufambisi () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:42:48 +0200
Hi Hugo. I am also in the same dilemma as you are. I work for a consultancy firm and one of the advisors here told the client to get an IPS in addition to a firewall, antivirus etc. I really do not get it. With the IPS wont there be 2 firewalls now? Also, im not into penetration tests but i sure wish to move into that field. May i please have advice on procedures and tests performed during a pen test? Or a framework of some sort? Your advice will be greatly appreciated. Oh, i see you have your trojan. What language did you use to code it? How do i get to train myself to develop security tools/trojans etc? Hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, On 2/14/09, Hugo Vinicius Garcia Razera <hviniciusg () gmail com> wrote:
Hello Gentleman's, I have finished a penetration testing to a client like a month ago. The company i worked for used some practices that i don't agree with. that's one of the reasons i resigned. any way they managed to shell the audited company a CISCO IPS using the results of the pen test. Well the thing is that the CIO of that company is refusing to install the IPS on their network even after his company has already put a buy order for the equipment and said IPS is know on their building but he refuses to install such equipment, augmenting that it is totally unnecessary because they all ready have an Microsoft ISA server Firewall in place, and symantec enpoint protection on the clients machine. Can any one point me why, they need an IPS? The old company i worked for wants me to penetrate their network, to proof them they need an IPS . this time I'm thinking on deploying an old Trojan i coded. but i would like to have more compelling arguments on why some one needs an IPS thanks for the time replying to my questions Hugo
Current thread:
- IPS arguments Hugo Vinicius Garcia Razera (Feb 18)
- Re: IPS arguments Javier Reyna (Feb 20)
- Re: IPS arguments arvind doraiswamy (Feb 20)
- Re: IPS arguments Esteban Farao (Feb 20)
- Re: IPS arguments JiPi DiNi (Feb 20)
- RE: IPS arguments Shenk, Jerry A (Feb 20)
- Re: IPS arguments M.D.Mufambisi (Feb 20)
- Re: IPS arguments Micheal Cottingham (Feb 22)
- Re: IPS arguments Danny Fullerton (Feb 22)
- Re: IPS arguments Javier Reyna (Feb 26)
- Re: IPS arguments Trygve Aasheim (Feb 27)
- Re: IPS arguments Webmaster 003 (Feb 27)
- Re: IPS arguments Keith Pasley Com6 (Feb 22)
- Re: IPS arguments David Howe (Feb 22)
- RE: IPS arguments JoePete (Feb 22)
- Re: IPS arguments Adriel T. Desautels (Feb 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: IPS arguments kellstr (Feb 20)