One of the biggest challenges in online security lies in getting the latest information about threats to the firewalls, gateway filters and other cyber sentries standing guard in networks around the globe.
Real time data is hard to capture and distribute.
Cisco hopes to improve intrusion detection up to two fold
Cisco Systems hopes to tackle this problem with an ambitious effort the company will unveil Tuesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. The network equipment maker plans to gather data about network attacks from hundreds of thousands of devices installed in networks around the world.
It will use this massive download to pump out network updates every 10 to 15 minutes to routers and other security gear. This intelligence should make networks better able to fend off today’s steady stream of probes and attacks.
Cisco itself receives 2 million attacks an hour, suggesting the huge volume of data the company could receive.
Cisco Correlation will work with its Intrusion Prevention System and other hardware. It is expected to make the new IPS version 7.0 up to two times more effective in stopping malicious attacks.
