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11/01/2001 Archived Entry: "Protecting your network with Snort"

Protecting your network with Snort - Oct 31, 2001

In our most recent SysAdmin article I promised an overview of Snort, the open source network intrusion detection system. I considered not writing the article after seeing the volume of options available to users of Snort, but decided that since I have received International Fame and Recognition from my security series, that I would go ahead with the article.

The following article does not cover Snort in great detail. Snort is a large program in terms of its available options, and would take several articles to cover comprehensively. Instead, here is a brief overview of the program, and some of its options.