IPSes Extend Their Reach

摘要

Taxed with providing an ever-expanding range of complex security functions, IPS vendors are rising to the challenge, transforming their wares to go beyond simply identifying and stopping attacks based on updated threat profiles. The IPS market is undergoing significant changes as demand for security services grows, said Jim Slaby, network security analyst at Yankee Group. "You see companies integrating IPSes, as well as pushing them to the edge of the network and also back to the center," Slaby said.