Snort is often referred to as a lightweight intrusion detection system. Snort is labeled lightweight because it is designed primarily for small network segments. Snort is very flexible due to its rule ...

Need a simple-to-use yet highly flexible intrusion detection package? If so, look no further than Snort. This Linux utility might be just what you need for network traffic monitoring, and Jim McIntyre ...

To learn more about keeping our network from being compromised, we subscribed to a security mailing list. We have read about the Snort intrusion-detection system. Can we run it on a Windows system and ...

False positives and data management are two of the most frustrating aspects of using an intrusion-detection system, but a new version of Snort, the freely available IDS that we use, has greatly ...

Do you feel your network is safe? Do you really know what is happening on your network right now? Once upon a time, there were network administrators who thought that the solution to their security ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More The open-source Snort intrusion detection and prevention ...

A variety of intrusion detection systems (IDS) are on the market, ranging from enterprise-level, managed network monitoring solutions to simple on-the-host logging systems. There is also a distinction ...