Sunbelt Software adds IDS/IPS functionality to CounterSpy Gateway SDK.Sunbelt Software Founded in 1984 Sunbelt Software is a software company based out of Clearwater, Florida and provider of enterprise system infrastructure software, including anti-spyware, security, anti-spam and system management tools. have announced that the company's CounterSpy Gateway Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) now includes a SNORT-compatible engine that provides inbound and outbound intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and prevention functionality. This addition provides today's leading security appliance vendors and managed service providers the ability to deliver multi-function threat defense at the gateway. The CounterSpy Gateway SDK is a powerful toolkit which enables OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners to integrate robust antispyware and antimalware capabilities into their products and accelerate time-to-market cycles. In addition to utilizing a large database of spyware signatures, the SDK's new engine runs standard Snort An open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) that is noted for its effectiveness. Developed by Martin Roesch, Snort can also be used just as a packet logger or packet sniffer. For more information, visit www.snort.org. See IDS. and BleedingEdge threat signatures. The SDK can be integrated into proxies or gateway appliances and provides full access to CounterSpy's threat detection engine, enabling OEMs to provide beg-of-breed antimalware technology as part of a comprehensive threat prevention solution. www.sunbeltsoftware.com |
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