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IDS and IPS with Snort 3
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IDS and IPS with Snort 3

by Ashley Thomas
September 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
6h 24m
English
Packt Publishing
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Introduction to Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Information security plays a key role in the successful operation of any organization; it ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) play a critical role in the defense-in-depth strategy used in the information security field. Historically, the role of intrusion detection was primarily that of monitoring in order to detect malicious or suspicious activity. Over time, the prevention capability was added in addition to detection, thereby creating IPS. As the nature of computation evolved over time, the nature of threat and attack vectors also evolved. Subsequently, the complexity of analysis ...

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