Review: Nose Around With Snort
The name Snort may conjure images of a specially trained swine sniffing out truffles. But Snort isn't an animal--it's an IDS (intrusion-detection system) with a rich language for matching patterns in network traffic. Snort provides a slimmed down, customized signature set to detect defined policy violations. It can determine, for instance, whether specific protocols are in violation of a security policy.
Let's face it, unless you're actively policing security-policy compliance, just having words in a document won't make you secure--you have to find policy violations and enforce your policies. Some of the products that prevent policy violations are pricey, but free and open-source Snort may be the only tool you need.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 2096 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago