Snort

Snort

software
★★★★4.2(611 reviews)

About

Open-source network intrusion detection and prevention system by Cisco using rule-based traffic analysis to detect and block threats in real time.

Pros

  • +Industry-standard IDS/IPS with decades of proven reliability
  • +Large community with extensive freely available rule sets

Cons

  • -Steep learning curve for configuration and rule tuning
  • -High-traffic environments require significant hardware resources
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Details

HeadquartersSan Jose, CA, USA
Founded1998
Typesoftware

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Model

open source

Platforms

linuxwindows