If your organization has been considering the implementation of an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), you’ll want to take a look at this article – while being aware that it was written by the vendor of an IPS product. Nonetheless, there’s a lot of food for thought in the list of ten issues that an IPS should address, and you can objectively assess whether each of them fits your organization’s security needs. (The article has been edited to eliminate outright product promotion). Check it out here:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/112612-ips-264523.html?