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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many companies incorporate Snort intrusion detection and prevention capabilities into their network-security products. Sourcefire founder and chief technology officer Martin Roesch owns Snort's ...

Redwood City, Calif.-based Check Point said Thursday that it plans to buy Sourcefire for $225 million. Subject to regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to close in the first quarter. The boards ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Open source innovator, Sourcefire, the world leader in network intrusion prevention, today announced that the company has secured $20 million in late-stage funding led by Meritech ...

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 ...