Sourcefire this week is expected to announce add-on software called Intrusion Agent for its intrusion-detection system freeware Snort. The add-on will let the freeware version of Snort work with an ...

Open-source security company Sourcefire has announced an entry-level Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) it claims will democratize a technology that is still seen as being exclusively for large ...

A new vulnerability in Snort, an open source intrusion-detection system (IDS), enables hackers to inject hostile code into exposed systems. Sourcefire, the company behind the Snort package, said ...

IDSES (INTRUSION DETECTION systems) are probably one of the hottest segments of the overall security market these days. For many companies, the best tool is an open-source offering from Sourcfire ...

Check Point, which has a lot to do with VPNs, is buying Sourcefire, which has almost nothing to do with VPNs, but does make intrusion-detection software based on Snort open source code. This is part ...

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--Sourcefire, Inc., a world leader in real-time network defense, today announced a new comprehensive training program, providing Sourcefire customers, ...

Columbia, MD – January 26, 2011 -- Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), the creator of Snort' and a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced a partnership with NT OBJECTives™ (NTO) ...

In the latest in a long string of mergers and acquisitions in the security segment, Check Point Software Technologies yesterday said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sourcefire for about ...

Check Point Software Technologies plans to acquire intrusion prevention company Sourcefire in a $225 million deal, as it seeks to expand beyond its core firewall and virtual private network businesses ...