What is DIPS?
– by: csirt@terradon.com – 2006-04-13 DIPS is an innovative new twist on a well established concept. DIPS stands for Distributed Intrusion Prevention System. DIPS is a secure mesh of multiple intrusion prevention systems which are securely networked together to work as one cohesive defensive system. When one member of Terradon Communications Group’s DIPS network sees an attacker, all other DIPS sensors across the TCG customer base are notified of the attack, and perimeter systems are instructed to “drop” or “black hole” the offending IP address or traffic. This creates a defensive community of which all TCG DIPS customers are members. DIPS members are distributed both physically around the United States, and logically around the internet. These sensors reside on networks hosted by diverse internet providers. In addition to providing automated attack blocking across the DIPS customer base, the sensors (installed across a wide range of provider networks) provide TCG engineers with a very
