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Cisco's NIDS Solution Grows Up: Page 3 of 3

Finally, we'd like to be able to view PIX and IDS data side-by-side using the same event viewer in one window. Correlating attacks across multiple device types is an invaluable feature. For now we'll have to rely on our SIM products for this type of functionality, but we look forward to seeing if Cisco adds this, and other improvements, to VMS.

Patrick Mueller is a senior security analyst for Chicago-based security consultancy Neohapsis, and Greg Shipley is the CTO. Write to them at [email protected] and [email protected].