Don't blame the IDS

Don't blame the IDS
Don Parker, 2007-11-09

Some years ago, I remember reading a press release from the Gartner Group. It was about intrusion detection systems (IDS) offering little return for the monetary investment in them and furthermore, that this very same security technology would be obsolete by the year 2005. A rather bold statement and an even bolder prediction on their part.

Don't blame the IDS 2007-11-14
John Sloan

Yes, of course IDS is a pain to configure and to manage, and you need to have an analyst looking at it who can do more than tie their shoes and wave bye-bye.

But IDS is how you look at your network. If you don't have an IDS (or something that provides the equivalent functionality), you are not lo...

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