In our feature series, IntrusionOnline presents special articles and insights on a wide range of IPS Business & Technology Solutions including deployment, return on investment, innovations, consumer issues, etc.

Security information management
SIM (security information management) products have become more accepted as critical components within the network security infrastructure. As such, understanding the criteria for selecting SIMs has become more important. Moreover, in a fast-evolving market segment [SIM becomes SEM (security event manager), becomes SI/EM, becomes …], it's more important to understand the important architectural differences and implementation requirements than the industry acronyms and product names. A wave of consolidation has already begun to hit the SIM market, but the major issues and deployment criteria span brands and individual technologies.

In this article, Curtis Franklin Jr. demonstrates how to choose the right SIMS business solution for your network. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE

Battle for the Wireless Domain
In the battle over patent rights, the USPTO (Patent and Trademark Office) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) ruled in favor of AirTight Networks and its U.S. Patent No. 7,002,943 in an interference action provoked by competitor, AirDefense. AirDefense provoked the interference by adding new claims to one of its pending patent applications. While AirDefense designed the new claims to look similar to AirTight's already-issued patent claims, the BPAI specifically found AirDefense's application lacked written support for its claims, and therefore "has no standing to challenge the patentablility" of AirTight's patent claims. The BPAI entered judgment against AirDefense and in favor of AirTight. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE

Six Steps to Selecting the Right IPS for Your Network
Every enterprise has a firewall, but most still suffer from network security problems. IT professionals are acutely aware of the need for stronger protective technologies, and network equipment vendors are anxious to fill in the gap. Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSes) have been promoted as cost-effective ways to block malicious traffic, to detect and contain worm and virus threats, to serve as a network monitoring point, to assist in compliance requirements, and to act as a network sanitizing agent. The IPS market is overflowing with products with a wide spectrum of features that are suitable for a wide array of environments.

In this article, Joel Snyder demonstrates how to choose the right IPS business solution for your network. CLICK  HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE