With the seemingly endless slew of vulnerabilities and threats present in today's society, security administrators need to constantly mitigate and properly prevent the risks associated with the ever-changing dangerous environments and applications being introduced with managed security. The sad truth of the matter is that in today's society, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are not only invaluable, but also necessary tools to possess in any and all environments. Even with today's new and different types of network protection such as firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and other methods we develop and implement, hosts are still constantly very vulnerable to myriad attacks through all the different venomous vectors and malicious mediums that are only continuing to grow.
To reduce threats and abate risks, information security and protection need to be based on a layering effect of technologies, proficiently providing you with an umbrella of protection. The introduction of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) offer just one more layer of security. Known and unknown malicious attacks alike, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) protect hosts against these threats from the network layer all the way up to the application layer. Although IPS (Intrusion Prevention Systems) are actually pioneers of the future and innovative inventions of the next generation, in IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), there will always be a need to keep these technologies separate in order to allow depth in overall protection. This means that firewalls will need IDS, and the network will need IPS. Each type of technology is bound to one another with dependencies that will not disappear.
Any type of technology provides an extremely risky and vulnerable portal of attack and definitely requires managed security. Employing the different preventative technologies harmoniously, in a synchronized fashion, brings risk exposure and threats down to appropriate and acceptable levels. Combining the multiple host protection techniques into a single host protection solution, not only more effectively and significantly reduces risks, but also management costs. When developing a host protection strategy, a comprehensive solution is the optimum method to best assist in the diversion the next threat.
The current, ever-advancing, and sophisticated targeted attacks require stronger, more defensive, and more thorough preventative techniques, and demand more intensive and tenacious approaches to applying security controls. Allow us to show you the most effective and efficient methods of security protection, and the best ways to survive and recover if your organization does, unfortunately, become a cybercriminal's next target.
With 22 years of experience and certifications in CEH, CISSP, CHFI, CISA, CGEIT, and more, we specialize in Security, Compliance and Risk Management. We deliver analyst prepared reports, NOT stock canned output from scan tools.