Re: IPS Comparison

From: Stefano Zanero (s.zanero_at_securenetwork.it)
Date: 08/26/05

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    Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:41:25 +0200
To: JP Garcia <jgarcia@networkadvocates.com>, Focus-Ids Mailing List <focus-ids@securityfocus.com>

    JP Garcia wrote:
    > If you're worried about being invisible with it, you really need to take
    > a look at the NetOptics taps (http://www.netoptics.com/). We use one
    > and it's seamless; 100% totally invisible from the network because it's
    > not actually physically connected to the network. The signal is
    > magnetically induced onto another set of wires. It's slick.

    And then, exactly, how do you stop the rogue packets from going through,
    which is the whole point in having an IPS ? You blast them off
    magnetically ? :)

    Best,
    Stefano Zanero
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