When it comes to information security these days, it's a mixed up muddled up world out there. The terms being used to describe network defense capabilities are just as blurry and hard to pin down as the latest flavor of blended threat. Not surprisingly, the result is a growing state of misunderstanding and confusion, culminating in the inability of organizations to readily separate fact from fiction. Indeed, amidst the haze of imprecision there is even a proposition that achieving comprehensive network-based protection requires little more than intrusion prevention and, of course, firewall capabilities.
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