RE: IPS vs Firewall

["Juan Velasquez" <Juan () EvolutionH com>]

I'm sorry, but can you remind me as to what IPS stands for?
I found IDS in the dictionary of "Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms"
meaning "Intrusion Detection System."

However, IPS only brings up "InPlane Switching [technology] (LCD)," and
"Information Processing Standards."
I can't imagine that I have the correct meaning here.
Searches in google also were not very helpful either.

You seem to use the term IPS as if it's not completely equivalent to an
IDS or a firewall and that it may be used as an alternative to either.

Anyway, in regards to your question: "how would you go about showing
that firewalls or BigIP routers can be attacked directly?"

Searching in google for "cisco firewall exploits" brings up a few
interesting links.




-----Original Message-----
From: Benny Late [mailto:lvmygop () hotmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:16 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: IPS vs Firewall

List,

I am to give a presentation concerning IPS vs. IDS and why we have
decided 
to implement an IPS solution.  I have stuff about each of those, but my
big 
problem is going to come from my LAN/WAN group.  Because I've decided to

place the IPS outside the firewall, they have already moaned about it
and I 
know they're going to bring up why we need IPS vs. Firewall.  I have
stuff 
about what firewalls don't look for or do compared to IPS.

My question is, how would you go about showing that firewalls or BigIP 
routers can be attacked directly?  For those of you concidering IPS, can
you 
impart any of the knowledge gained by implementing your solutions?

Many thanks,
Benny

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