Re: IDS vs. IPS deployment feedback

I to a degree tend to sympathise with many CSO/CTO's in our industry today. 
They have the tough job of managing complex information systems added to that 
the responsibility of ensuring that these systems run seamlessly and without 
hinderance....however,

If we are to get ahead and stay ahead of the attack community we need to ensure 
that the most appropriate tools are employed to ensure every available asset is 
able to be utilised if and when required. So, although the IPS technologies 
available today are an evolution of IDS which in itself is understandable, the 
maturity of the technology is IMHO irrelevant. What is important is that the 
technologists who deploy, manage and support these systems are sufficiently 
educated to do so, and understand the environment that the information systems 
operate in so that when the inevitable attack occurs they are able too mitigate 
it 

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