The Open Information Security Foundation
Lafayette Indiana January 14, 2011
Mara Systems has announced that it will provide support to the Open Information Security Foundation as a Bronze Level Consortium Member. The OISF is a US-government backed initiative currently developing a next generation Intrusion Detection Engine.
About Mara Systems
MARA Systems offers innovative solutions to the network security and caching market in terms of network appliances which lessen today's threats by implementing novel ideas and a carefully selected set of features for optimal performance and security. Their compact products are well-known for their robustness and flexibility. Therefore it is not surprising that many of their customers compare them to a Swiss army knife for high network performance and security. MARA Systems' solutions are designed for small to medium sized enterprises and large organizations, whose business cannot afford interruption and the flaws of many mainstream network security and caching products.
About the Open Information Security Foundation
The Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) is a non-profit foundation organized to build Suricata, a next generation IDS/IPS engine. The OISF has formed a multi-national group of the leading software developers in the security industry. In addition to developers and a consortium consisting of leading cyber security companies, OISF has engaged the open source security community to identify current and future IDS/IPS needs and desires. OISF’s primary goal is to remain on the leading edge of open source IDS/IPS development, community needs and objectives.