Sourcefire Insights

What is Sourcefire?

Sourcefire was a network security company known for its intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS). Acquired by Cisco in 2013, the technology is now integrated into Cisco's security solutions, such as the Firepower Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). It is commonly used for identifying and blocking malicious network activity, protecting against vulnerabilities, and providing visibility into network traffic. The core of Sourcefire's technology revolves around its Snort intrusion detection engine.

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What other technologies are related to Sourcefire?

Sourcefire Competitor Technologies

McAfee/Intel

McAfee and Intel (before McAfee spun off) offer network security products that compete with Sourcefire's intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 99% (69) of relevant job posts

NetWitness

NetWitness (RSA NetWitness) provides security analytics and threat detection, overlapping with some of Sourcefire's capabilities.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 20% (174) of relevant job posts

TippingPoint

TippingPoint (now part of Trend Micro) is a network security solution that offers intrusion prevention, competing directly with Sourcefire.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 39% (87) of relevant job posts

RSA Netwitness

RSA NetWitness provides security analytics and threat detection, overlapping with some of Sourcefire's capabilities.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 21% (110) of relevant job posts

Bro IDS

Bro IDS (now Zeek) is an open-source network security monitoring platform that provides intrusion detection capabilities similar to Sourcefire.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 34% (59) of relevant job posts

Fidelis XPS

Fidelis XPS provides network security and threat detection, competing with Sourcefire's capabilities in intrusion detection and prevention.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 25% (61) of relevant job posts

Niksun

Niksun offers network monitoring and security solutions, competing with Sourcefire's network security features.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 28% (51) of relevant job posts

Trellix

Trellix offers network security products that compete with Sourcefire's intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 3% (395) of relevant job posts

Sourcefire Complementary Technologies

content filtering/reporting

Sourcefire can integrate with content filtering and reporting solutions to provide a more comprehensive security posture. Sourcefire provides deep packet inspection while Content Filtering categorizes websites and content.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 74% (77) of relevant job posts

Snort

Snort is an open-source intrusion detection system that was acquired by Sourcefire. Sourcefire builds on and enhances Snort's capabilities.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 6% (321) of relevant job posts

malware prevention

Malware prevention technologies complement Sourcefire's network security by providing endpoint protection against malware threats.

mentioned alongside Sourcefire in 19% (80) of relevant job posts