Looks like TopLayer will be hosting a series of three “webinars” (oh how these new clichés bug me) on the topic of Understanding Network Intrusion Prevention.

I am not personally familiar with the company, but the content looks interesting. It is advertised as free training, and specifically not a sales pitch.

Here's the info and links to sign up if you're interested. Each session will last for about 60 minutes. From their email and web site, the session will include:

Understanding problems that Network IPS can solve
Network Intrusion Prevention technology overview
Vulnerabilities, exploits, regular expressions, and protocol validation
Comparing and contrasting IPS technology to IDS technology
Requirements for in-line operations

  • Reliable, scalable network IPS deployment scenarios

This educational webinar series will be led by Top Layer's senior engineering team. Individuals that are investigating or installing network intrusion prevention technologies should attend this webinar series. There will be a question and answer period at the end of each session. Each webinar is an educational session, it is not a sales presentation.

To Register: http://www.toplayer.com/content/news/webinars.jsp

February
 
Register Now>     Feb 25     12:00 noon Eastern Time (Boston, MA)
17:00 GMT 
March
 
Register Now>     March 16     12:00 noon Eastern Time (Boston, MA)
17:00 GMT

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Detailed Descriptions of the Sessions:

Network Intrusion Prevention Webinar Session I

Topic: "Problems that Can be Solved by Network IPS"

Background of IPS and Attacks
Problem Review
Massive Network Attacks
Known and Unknown Network Exploits

  • Requirements for an Inline Network Device

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December 8
     
12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Network Intrusion Prevention Webinar Session II****
Topic: "Network IPS Deployment Goals"

Brief Review of Session I
Universe of Attacks
IPS Mechanisms
Protection vs. Recognition & Classification

  • Requirements for Inline Network Device

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December 9
     
12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Network Intrusion Prevention Webinar Session III

Topic: "Network IPS Requirements and Example"

Brief Review of Session I & II
Network Usage Model
Network and Security Performance/High Availability Requirements
The challenges of IP Fragments and TCP Segments
Security Event Reporting

  • IPS Deployment Example

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December 15
     
12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)