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Purpose-Built Network Security Appliances

Sourcefire 3D Sensors are purpose-built network security appliances available with throughputs from 5Mbps up to 10Gbps. 3D Sensors running Sourcefire’s intrusion prevention (Sourcefire IPS™), network intelligence (Sourcefire RNA™), and user identity (Sourcefire RUA™) software can be deployed to protect all areas of your network—the perimeter, the DMZ, the core, and critical internal network segments.

Fault Tolerance and High Availability

3D Sensors are available with critical fault-tolerant features, such as fail-open copper and fiber ports, dual power supplies, and RAID drives, and each sensor supports an array of high availability configuration options. With up to 10Gbps of IPS throughput, latency of less than 100 microseconds, and fully redundant configurations, 3D Sensors meet the demanding requirements of today’s largest networks.

Simple and Easy to Use

The plug-and-protect nature of 3D Sensors with Sourcefire IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) enables customers to easily install and configure their IPS with minimal effort and training. For customers with limited IT security resources, the process of tuning an IPS can be fully automated to ensure that each IPS is continuously optimized to protect your dynamic network environment.

Using the powerful Sourcefire Defense Center™ management console, customers can centrally manage up to 100 3D Sensors, analyze events, configure and push IPS and RNA (Real-time Network Awareness) policies, automatically download and apply Sourcefire’s Snort® rule updates, and much more. For larger deployments or distributed IT security teams, customers can leverage Sourcefire Master Defense Center (MDC) technology to manage multiple DCs and many hundreds of 3D Sensors across their entire organization.