Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems by Sourcefire and Cisco

Date of Award

6-4-2012

Document Type

Undergraduate Capstone Project

Degree Name

Master of Applied Science

Organizational Unit

University College, Informtaion and Communications Technology

Disciplines

Information & Comm Technology

First Advisor

Carl Shinn

Keywords

Intrusion detection and prevention systems, IDP systems, Network security, Network attacks

Abstract

This research first reviews the history of network security tools ultimately focusing on Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS). In this paper, products of two U.S. vendors of IDPS, Cisco and Sourcefire, are compared and their security features evaluated in order to determine whether their respective IDPS has the ability to provide a safe network environment. The author constructs a 4K&T Model, a model of five important entities of necessary information and best-practice, to explain the influences and requirements of network security. This newly created model is recommended for analyzing the issue of corporate network.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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