What is a host intrusion prevention system (HIPS)? A host intrusion prevention system (HIPS) is an approach to security that relies on third-party software tools to identify and prevent malicious ...

Patching is supposed to secure your organization from the latest batch of malicious code. But try telling that to the state of Alaska’s IT department. Staffers were working diligently to stay ...

Network intrusion prevention systems (IPSes) are enterprise security technologies dedicated to monitoring and analyzing network traffic for suspicious activity. Unlike a firewall, which is generally ...

OTTAWA -- Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com) today announced a new program designed for SIEM vendors that provides them with the support necessary to ensure efficient and tight integration with the ...

In a similar fashion to its quiet acquisition of the VDI desktop broker Propero, VMware has quietly acquired a company called Determina and its host intrusion prevention software - although terms of ...

Gene Hodges, president of Network Associates Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., talked yesterday about new intrusion-prevention technologies with Computerworld‘s Matt Hamblen and Rob Mitchell. This is Part ...