For those interested: There is a new IDS/IPS project on the go... funded by the folks at Homeland Security and others forming a 'consortium' the project is the brainchild of Matt Jonkman (of Emerging Threats -- originally 'bleeding-edge threats').
One of the main goals is to shed the current paradigm of how an IDS/IPS goes about its business, and to that end shed the limitations imposed. Check it out ... code released today.. www.openinfosecfoundation.org Matt Jonkman wrote: >> We're nearly ready for the first release of code from the Open >> Information Security Foundation! We've been hard at work for over six >> months now, with about twenty of the most talented and diverse group of >> programmers I've ever seen together. Six months is an incredibly short >> timeframe for developing an IDS engine, especially one that's not just >> the same old ideas but a major step forward. But they've done it, we're >> nearly there! I'm incredibly honored to be a part of this team. >> >> This is the first release. We haven't of course gotten every feature in >> there that we want, but what is there is stable and ready for testing. >> >> Stay tuned for more information today and tomorrow! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Cistra MailScanner and is believed to be clean.
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