On the network side IPS is analogous to anti-virus for email and DDoS defense is analogous to anti-spam.

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Known as the DMZ, this is the place where network security traditionally resides: firewalls, IPS systems, Web and email gateways.

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As you listen to Francois, compare his story to that of the so-called Next Generation Firewall vendors who have settled on a subset of network protections to define NGF, namely IPS and application awareness.

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Exhibit A in this regard is a technology called Intrusion Prevention Systems, or IPS. The premise of an IPS is that you can examine a network flow, and based on complex algorithms, identify and stop potential attacks on your infrastructure such as your web servers.

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