Intrusion prevention systems Questions

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How to test if my Intrusion Prevention system is working?
I have Symantec Endpoint Protection ver 11 installed, with ips and ids. How could I know if it is working or not? I tried to run a couple of tools, gfi languard ver 9.5 evalution version, zenmap, but they did not prodice any entries in IPS logs.. Any help is appreciated…

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2010  3:52 PM
IDS, Intrusion prevention systems, IPS, Security, Security in 2010, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11
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5 pts.

Why IPS?
For those who use an IPS, what were your reasons for implementing it? Here’s a tip on determining your IPS needs: http://searchmidmarketsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid198_gci1349855,00.html

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2010  2:14 PM
Intrusion detection, Intrusion detection and prevention, Intrusion prevention systems, Midmarket security
150 pts.

Is virtual sensor a proprietary of Cisco?
[o:p]Is virtual sensor a proprietary of Cisco? If not, then could you tell me the name of other companies which are using virtual sensor in their IPS? [/o:p]

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  3:16 PM
Intrusion prevention systems, Network security, Networking, Virtual Sensor
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1,545 pts.

Can an IPS collect information of all layers like like which protocol and port numbers are being used or it can only sniff till layer 3 detail ?
Hi. I have a scenario where an IPS is connected to the switch and is monitoring all the ports of it. I would like to know that whether this device can capture information till layer 3 (network layer) or it can capture full details of all seven layers, like which application, protocol and port is [...]

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2009  6:49 PM
Intrusion detection, Intrusion prevention systems, IPS
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330 pts.

Recommendations for hosted intrusion detection and prevention system vendor?
Hello, I am looking for a 100% outsourced (hosted, managed, etc.) intrusion detection and prevention system vendor for use in the payment card industry. They should be able to demonstrate recognition of and compliance with PCI security parameters. Does anyone have any qualified recommendations based on experience with particular vendors? If you have contact information [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2007  5:27 AM
hosted, IDS, Intrusion detection, Intrusion detection and defense, Intrusion detection and prevention, Intrusion detection systems, Intrusion management, Intrusion prevention, Intrusion prevention systems, outsourced, Security
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