Suricata
Observe. Protect. Adapt.

Suricata is an open-source, high-performance network analysis and threat detection engine used by private and public organizations worldwide. It monitors network traffic to identify and respond to security threats in real time. Major vendors also embed Suricata into their own products to provide intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.
Suricata analyzes network traffic using rule-based and protocol analysis techniques to detect intrusions, malware, and other threats, operating as an IDS/IPS engine.
security engineers, network administrators, and organizations needing network threat detection
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
- Company
- Open Information Security Foundation (OISF)
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