Okena
Encyclopedia
Okena is an intrusion detection
company based in Waltham, Massachusetts
. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
on January 24, 2003.
Okena's technology is behavior-based as opposed to the signatures that most intrusion detection systems are based on.
Intrusion detection
In Information Security, intrusion detection is the act of detecting actions that attempt to compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of a resource. When Intrusion detection takes a preventive measure without direct human intervention, then it becomes an Intrusion-prevention...
company based in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
on January 24, 2003.
Okena's technology is behavior-based as opposed to the signatures that most intrusion detection systems are based on.