LinuxWorld.com: How to Detect Intruders with ACID | Linux Today

LinuxWorld.com: How to Detect Intruders with ACID

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 11, 2002

“The ACID I’m talking about is the Analysis Console for
Intrusion Databases. It allows you to display and examine alerts
from Snort in almost real-time. Snort, of course, is the wonderful
open source Intrusion Detection System (IDS) by Marty Roesch…

“It’s a favorite of security people around the globe. I
understand that some IT staffs prefer it to commercial offerings,
and not just because of its price…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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