intrusion-prevention

Traditionally, intrusion-prevention systems have sent out continuously de-authentication frames to the attacker, forcing it to disconnect from the access point.

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HP's appetite for security and IT management buyouts has been hearty, with the company acquiring over the past five years Peregrine Systems, Mercury Interactive and intrusion-prevention systems appliance vendor TippingPoint, which closed this April.

Intel drawn to vibrant security software market 2010

The platform supports firewall, VPN and intrusion-prevention software as well as other security packages from Check Point.

Check Point bolsters VMware security 2010

There are central management tools, individual device management interfaces, intrusion-prevention systems, and on top of that, the UAC Web-based GUI itself.

Network access control management: Pick your poison 2010

Sourcefire, best known for its Snort intrusion-prevention technology, Tuesday is unveiling a new open source project called Razorback that's designed to spot malware and especially zero-day exploits.

Open source Razorback project targets malware, zero-day exploits 2010

Some companies worry that intrusion-prevention technology may drive away legitimate traffic, and many security pros caution that the technology takes lots of fine-tuning to work properly.

Don't Fence Me In 2008

"On PCs you should have antivirus software, and on networks you need intrusion-prevention systems."

Don't Fence Me In 2008

When an intrusion-prevention device gets shipped to a company, a number of filters may already be set by default.

Don't Fence Me In 2008

Cupertino, Calif., and an intrusion-prevention system from McAfee Inc., the big Santa Clara, Calif., security-software company, creating a system that sends warnings the instant problems appear.

Looking for Trouble 2008

It can also be used in tandem with common security tools such as intrusion-prevention software to boost their effectiveness.

Looking for Trouble 2008