IDS/IPS Management devices

["Biswas, Proneet" <pbiswas () ipolicynetworks com>]

One of the issues which we have seen with IDS/IPS vendors shipping
Management stations to manage their devices is that customers start
questioning how secure the management station is as it is mostly windows
based platforms and there are no Anti-Virus software etc. running on
them. So is it safe to suggest that the management station  should be
sitting behind one of the security devices which is managing it.
Any thoughts ?



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