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Intrusion Prevention Fundamentals Review by John Matlock
Cisco Centric, but a Very Good Overview
It's hard to imagine a system today that isn't connected to the outside world. And with this connection comes (at no extra charge) a way for the bad guys to get access to your data. And unlike our normal custure, there are few (if any) cops out there to do battle with the bad guys.
Unfortunately that leaves the security of your system up to you. And to help you, all kinds of products have emerged to protect your system from undesired penetration from the bad guys, be they from across the globe, or down the hall.
This book gives an overview of the whole problem from a very good description of the threats, to the general rules that any IPS system has to have. As it was written by a couple of Cisco folk, this book tends to follow Cisco concepts in software, hardware, and usage. This isn't all bad because Cisco has a good set of products in this area, arguably the most complete and best integrated together set of tools available. And if you're not using Cisco, this book will still be of use as you'll know what to look for in comparing your equipment with that from Cisco.