OSSEC (HIDS) is a free, open source host-base intrusion detection system. It performs log analysis, integrity checking, windows registry monitoring, rootkit detection, time-based alerting and ...

An intrustion detection system (IDS) is a software application or hardware appliance that monitors traffic moving on networks and through systems to search for suspicious activity and known ...

Designing host based intrusion detection is difficult task as there is various number of operating environment and difficulty in selecting features to be monitored for intrusion detection.

There are many different types of IDSs in the intrusion detection system market, but the most common are network-based IDSs and host-based IDSs.

GE Access signed a deal to distribute McAfee network and host-based intrusion-protection products from Network Associates.