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Why Snort makes IDS worth the time and effort Friday, 06 May 2005, 15:05 GMT The decision of whether to implement an intrusion-detection system (IDS) is a complicated one. Unfortunately, IDS has a well-deserved reputation for requiring a lot of "care and feeding" and commercial systems can be very expensive. However, there is an enterprise-grade open source IDS called Snort that may tip the scales over to a "can't lose" position. Snort is free and runs on any modern operating system and any old hardware you have. The real investment in Snort is your time and effort, but I guarantee in less than a week you will learn things about your network you never knew. Read More at Techtarget Back to main page

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