NetFlash: Cisco launches IPS offensive

Opinion
Feb 15, 20052 mins

* Cisco launches IPS offensive * Drumbeat of security products to roll across RSA Conference * Virtela allows Ethernet access to VPN * NetScout to acquire mgmt. vendor Quantiva * DEMO: Highlights from Day 1 * Today on Layer 8

Detecting intrusions doesn’t cut it anymore, and Cisco is finally stepping up to intrusion prevention. This week the router giant unveils appliances and software to get into the IPS game. Cisco launches IPS offensive http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405-cisco-rsa.html?net

Detecting intrusions doesn’t cut it anymore, and Cisco is finally stepping up to intrusion prevention. This week the router giant unveils appliances and software to get into the IPS game.

Cisco launches IPS offensive

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405-cisco-rsa.html?net

Drumbeat of security products to roll across RSA Conference

The RSA Conference has long been a place where security products make their debut. This year is no different, and you can expect to see more security tools than you can shake a firewall at. Here’s a preview.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0214rsasecprod.html?net

Virtela allows Ethernet access to VPN

This week Virtela is announcing Ethernet access to its international VPN service, giving customers the potential for higher bandwidth than other access methods afford, as well as the ability to boost bandwidth at will as they need it.

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0214virtela.html?net

NetScout to acquire mgmt. vendor Quantiva

Network and application performance management vendor NetScout Monday announced its plans to acquire anomaly detection vendor Quantiva for about $9 million.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0214netscout.html?net

DEMO: Highlights from Day 1

Over two days, DEMO attendees will see some 74 companies showing off their latest wares. Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw bring you highlights from each day of the show. Watch:

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405demoday1.html?net

Today on Layer 8, where we’re not on Michael Jackson’s witness list:

The future of the AT&T archives; celebs’ behavior at the Apple store; Google’s unorthodox analyst day; and the start of the new Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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