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Host Intrusion Prevention

host intrusion preventionEvery year, thousands of vulnerabilities are discovered in enterprise applications, operating systems and appliances. Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS) act as a virtual patch, often temporarily replacing a software patch by protecting the underlying vulnerability and thwarting potential exploits. Recent research in this area will help enterprises gauge threat and protection levels, as well as manage vendors and make grounded tactical decisions.

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IT managers are inundated by a wide array of endpoint security products all claiming to offer the best protection. NSS Labs performed this group test to identify how effective the most popular corporate endpoint products are at protecting against client-side exploits. Vendors tested include: AVG, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Norman, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro. Learn More »

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Comprehensive testing of the IBM Proventia Server for Windows 2.0 against our Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS) v5.1 testing methodology. Learn More »

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Deep Security blocked 100% of the 59 attacks against the protected Windows server. Learn More »

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Deep Security blocked 100% of the 31 tested attacks against the protected Solaris server. Learn More »

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Deep Security blocked 100% of the 22 tested attacks against the protected Linux servers. Learn More »

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