Help Net Security: The Story of Snort: Past, Present and Future

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"Last week we met with Martin Roesch, the creator of Snort, the de facto standard for intrusion detection/prevention. Presented here is the entire story of Snort in his words that covers seven years of development that made this tool one of the most important security software titles ever developed.

"During his talk you'll get all the details on how Snort was initially conceived as well as how it is expected to develop further now after Check Point acquired Sourcefire..."

Complete Story [Macromedia Flash required to view interview. -BKP]

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