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Snort up For Revamp, says Creator

Posted by Hemos on from the keeping-up-with-the-times dept.

A reader writes:"The creator of Snort, the open-source network-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS), says the software is up for an overhaul. Martin Roesch has told the AusCERT conference IDS has failed to impress the market, citing the inability of many to minimise the number of false alarms triggered by the monitoring devices. The next iteration will include "passive discovery" features."

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  1. Man bites dog. by mumblestheclown · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    This just in!

    A piece of open source software, although fine for small applications and perhaps enough to make a point in some thin-on-specifics Internet flamewar that OSS has the "same things" as pay-to-play software does, is not as good as commercial equivalents.

    In other news:

    • airplane lands safely at airport
    • sun rises in morning, expected to set in evening.
    • summer predicted to be warmer than winter.