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

[Mark Teicher <mht3 () earthlink net>]

Can't call it that. You will infring on www.intrusion.com or 
www.innerwall.com claim to fame.. :)

Inline IDS is a proven technology, IPS is not..  All the small fish were 
gobbled by the bigger fish, and are in the midst of re-tooling..

/mark


At 09:53 PM 8/27/2003, Frank Knobbe wrote:

> 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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