http://entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=5844
Intrusion detection systems have been traditionally [to the extent that anything as newborn as the current computer security nexus of concerns can be said to have a "tradition"] considered as an important component of the security toolkit. Now some new Gartner analysis suggests that IDS may not be worth it, and will soon be obsolete. Resources previously directed to this sector should be directed towards improving firewalls.
Since this is a contrarian approach to a staple of practical security courses at the higher educational level, it should be worth reading.
Posted by jho at June 11, 2003 05:47 PM