Suricata
Suricata focuses on open-source intrusion detection. See Suricata, who it is built for, such as security teams, and the top Network Security alternatives worth comparing.
Global / Open Source
Headquarters
2009
Founded
1-10
Employees
About Suricata
Suricata is an open-source network threat detection engine used to inspect traffic and identify suspicious activity across enterprise networks. It supports intrusion detection, inline prevention and network security monitoring, with protocol analysis and packet capture that provide evidence during investigations. Suricata is designed for high-performance environments and integrates with broader security monitoring stacks, making it useful as both a detection engine and network telemetry source. Its open-source model has made it popular among security researchers, SOC teams and organizations building customized defenses.
Main focus: Open-source intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and network security monitoring
Target customers: Security teams, SOCs and network defenders
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Company Info
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- Company Type
- Open Source Project (OISF)
- Headquarters
- Global / Open Source
- Founded
- 2009
- Company Size
- 1-10
- Main Focus
- Open-source intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and network security monitoring
- Target Customers
- Security teams, SOCs and network defenders
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