A robust intrusion prevention system (IPS) is crucial for enhancing cybersecurity. Built to detect and block potential threats actively, an IPS responds before harm can be caused to a system or the ...

While many IT security professionals regard intrusion-preventions systems to be a natural extension of intrusion-detection systems, an IPS is actually another type of access control mechanism, rather ...

First Citizens Bank, a regional bank based in Raleigh, N.C., got hit by the Code Red worm. That's not something you would have read in any news report. First Citizens didn't tell anyone about it, and ...

Jacquelyn Bengfort is a freelance writer living in the American Midwest. Higher education remains a tempting target for hackers. “Universities have some fairly unique features that tend to increase ...

Large enterprises will continue to put an intrusion prevention system in-line behind a firewall, but budget conscious organizations with fewer IT staff members are looking at next-generation firewall ...

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Over the past few years, security professionals around the world have undertaken projects ...

At a time of growing concern about the security of interconnected devices in homes, a startup aims to provide consumers with a type of network security system traditionally used by businesses. At the ...

To help Healthcare IT News readers put up a stronger defense, we created this guide to Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems software with details on the leaders in the field ...

Do you ever wonder if your organization is running its intrusion detection and prevention system to its fullest potential? If so, you’re not alone. Many security professionals share the feeling that ...

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 ...

It's two years since the IEEE ratified 802.11i, slightly less since the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced the WPA2 certification. And still, insecurity over security is hindering wireless LAN ...

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 ...