RE: Firewall vs. IPS - Differences now (ISS, Intrushield 2.1?)

["Bob Walder" <bwalder () spamcop net>]

I agree...... For now!

But I thought we were talking futures (reading back to Greg's original
post)

Given increases in capabilities of hardware, do you REALLY think these
will still be separate devices in five years time? (And let's not go
into what "next big thing" will have replaced ALL of these technologies
by then...;o)

Regards,

Bob Walder





> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jose Maria Lopez [mailto:jkerouac () bgsec com] 
> > Sent: 05 September 2004 22:43
> > To: bwalder () spamcop net
> > Cc: 'Greg Shipley'; 'Jacob Winston'; focus-ids () securityfocus com
> > Subject: RE: Firewall vs. IPS - Differences now (ISS, 
> > Intrushield 2.1?)
> >
> >
> > El lun, 30 de 08 de 2004 a las 23:27, Bob Walder escribió:
> >
> > > The only REAL question is who will win the race to product 
> > the perfect 
> > > integrated device - the firewall guys or the IDS/IPS guys?
> > >
> > > That's where you can stick your neck out ;o)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Bob Walder
> > > The NSS Group
> > > www.nss.co.uk
> >
> > My personal point of view is that the REAL question it's 
> > that there is no question. If you want real security at your 
> > site you should have a good firewall and after that a good 
> > IPS, and to complete the team an IDS out of the secure zone, 
> > just to see who's knocking at your door or watching new 
> > attacks. Everything else is just cheap talk from the 
> > marketing guys at the 
> > Firewall/IPS/IDS companies.
> >
> > -- 
> > Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez
> > Director Tecnico de bgSEC
> > jkerouac () bgsec com
> > bgSEC Seguridad y Consultoria de Sistemas Informaticos 
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