From LQWiki

Snort is an open source network intrusion detection system, meaning that it analyzes network traffic (in realtime) and can detect a variety of potential attacks.

See also

• Linux security vulnerabilities
• System Monitoring
• Security
• Firewall
• Network sniffing
• Portscan

External links

• Homepage (www.snort.org)
• Snort FAQ (www.snort.org)