A little more than three years ago, I witnessed a pilot deployment of an intrusion prevention system (IPS) on a large academic network. The technology in question was a highly touted product from a top-tier vendor (one that’s still around today). The product came complete with tons of sales hype, promising to eliminate all network threats and allow security analysts to sleep soundly for the first time in years.

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Published in SearchSecurity on 05/13/08