A software vulnerability in the widely used Snort open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) software could allow an attacker to crash the Snort sensor or gain control of the host device on which ...

Sourcefire has an enviable position in the security world. Its open-source software is widely used for intrusion detection and prevention, and its hardware appliances brought in revenues of around ...

Network intrusion detection company Sourcefire faces a number of challenges but one of its biggest may be making a buck from an open source security project dubbed Snort. Sourcefire is expected to ...

Emerging Threats Pro debuted Monday with a rival intrusion detection and prevention signature technology to vendor Sourcefire, which shepherds open source Snort and its threat-detection signature base ...

One indication that an idea's time has come is when two publications on the topic arrive at the same time. Based on the two titles reviewed here, it's apparent that Snort is going mainstream. These ...