RE: Re: [Snort-devel] IDS vs IPS

[Frank Knobbe <frank () knobbe us>]

On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 03:20, twig les wrote:
> I agree with an early post on this thread that IPS is basically
> a BS marketing term.  
> [...]
> It's been a long day so this may come across way more
> offensive-sounding than I mean it.

heh... not at all. I used to prefer GIDS or Inline IDS, but I've come to
realize that it does contain firewall like elements so xIDS may not be
appropriate. 

Since it's somewhat an equal marriage of them, we should probably call
it an Intrusion Wall, or IW. It's just that 'prevention' sounds so sexy
:)  

Frank

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