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Intrusion Prevention Systems
Group Test (Edition
1)
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Host IPS (HIPS)
Network IPS (NIPS)
Implementation Challenges
Requirements for
Effective Prevention
The NSS Intrustion Prevention Group Test
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Summary
The
Market
The
Products
NETWORK
BASED PRODUCT REVIEWS
ISS Proventia G200 Revision A
Executive Summary
Architecture
Intrusion Protection Appliance
Proventia Network Agent
SiteProtector
Deployment Manager
Application Server
Sensor Controller
Proventia Site Database
Event Collector
SiteProtector SecurityFusion Module
SiteProtector Console
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy Management
Alert Handling
Reporting and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
NetScreen-IDP 500 V3.0
Executive Summary
Architecture
IDP Sensor
Detection Engine
High Availability
IDP Management Server
User Interface (UI)
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy Management
Alert Handling
Reporting and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
Network Associates McAfee IntruShield 4000 V1.8
Executive Summary
Architecture
IntruShield 1200 Sensor
IntruShield 2600 Sensor
IntruShield 4000 Sensor
Monitoring Modes
Detection Engine
Virtual IDS (VIDS)
Hardware Acceleration
IntruShield Security Management Systems (ISM)
NAI Update Server
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy Management
Alert Handling
Reporting and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
TippingPoint UnityOne-1200 V1.4
Executive
Summary
Architecture
UnityOne Intrusion Prevent Appliance (IPA)
UnityOne Intrusion Prevent Systems (IPS)
Local
Security Manager (LSM)
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Security Management System (SMS)
Performance
Security
Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy
Management
Alert Handling
Reporting
and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
Top Layer Attack Mitigator IPS 2400 V2.1
Executive Summary
Architecture
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy Management
Alert Handling
Reporting and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
Network IPS Testing Methodology
The Test Environment
Section 1 - Detection Engine
Section 2 - IPS Evasion
Section 3 - Stateful Operation
Section 4 - Detection/Blocking Performance Under
Load
Section 5 - Latency & User Response Times
Section 6 - Stability & Reliability
Section 7 - Management and Configuration
Network IPS Test Results
HOST-BASED
PRODUCT REVIEWS
NAI McAfee Entercept 4.1
Executive Summary
Architecture
Management Server
Database
Agents
Console
Events
Exceptions
Policies
Signatures
Notifications
Reports
How Does It Work?
Entercept Standard Edition
Entercept Web Server Edition
Entercept Database Edition
Performance
Security Effectiveness
Usability
Installation
Configuration
Policy Management
Alert Handling
Reporting and Analysis
Verdict
Contact Details
Host IPS Testing Methodology
The Test Environment
Section 1 - Basic Protection Capabilities
Section 2 - Performance Under Load
Section 3 - Evasion Techniques
Host IPS Test
Results
Appendix A - Vendor Questionnaires
Appendix B - The Test Equipment
Spirent Communications SmartBits SMB-6000/sMB-600
SmartBits Applications
Spirent Communications Avalanche and Reflector
Adtech-AX/4000
Allied Telesyn AT-9800 Series Switches
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