The threat landscape is an ever evolving environment that must be addressed with constant iteration. Since the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System signature configuration has grown over the past few years, the Cisco Security Research and Operations IPS Signature Development Team performed an exhaustive review of the default IPS signature settings currently shipping. As a result of that analysis, the team will be releasing changes to the default signature set via signature updates in a two-phase process over the course of several months.
We had fun turning out a few new security oriented fundamentals that we always hope you enjoy. This one firewall animation is very complimentary to a full TechWiseTV show we recently released..you can see it embedded just after the jump. Nothing in networking is ever really an apples to apples comparison but it seems like firewall vendors are more full of hot air than anyone. Read More »
One of the greatest things about having an interest in security…is the fact that it never stops changing. Understanding how threats have evolved over time and getting a strong baseline introduction to this can really help you appreciate the unique combination of hardware, software and most importantly, services that Cisco brings to customers. Cisco’s Security Intelligence Operations is, in my opinion, is a very under-marketed differentiator for us. Network World did a fantastic feature on this: Inside Cisco Global Security Operations that is well worth the read. But to prep you for it…I must more strongly recommend 5 minutes of your time…
A collaboration of four senior members of the Cisco IPS signature team recently culminated in the public release of a guide on writing custom signatures for Cisco IPS, the #1 IPS platform of the Internet. The idea behind this move is to give our customers an easier way to develop their own signatures, allowing them to more easily discover and block unwanted traffic in their networks. At the same time it helps in understanding existing signatures written by members of the IPS signature team.
