New intrusion-detection systems (IDS) that go beyond monitoring attacks to blocking them have network executives intrigued, but some worry that the devices could quash legitimate traffic, cause ...

The WallAlert Intrusion Detection System from RBtec Perimeter Security Systems detects vibrations caused by attempts to disturb solid structures including fixed warehouses, bank vaults, safes, and ...

Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems. Intrusion detection systems ...

Fairport, N.Y. -- Bosch Security Systems, a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security solutions, has launched the Bosch ISN-CC1-100N motion detector. This Passive Infrared (PIR) ceiling-mount ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Sourcefire’s open source IDS engine, Snort, has long been the gold standard of signature-based intrusion detection systems. Snort’s commercial sibling, Sourcefire 3D, takes Snort a step further by ...