snort3: snort3 (Intrusion Detection and Prevention System) snort3: snort3: Snort is an open source network intrusion detection and prevention snort3: system. It is capable of performing real-time traffic analysis, snort3: alerting, blocking and packet logging on IP networks. It utilizes a snort3: combination of protocol analysis and pattern matching in order to snort3: detect anomalies, misuse and attacks. snort3: Snort is capable of detecting and responding in real-time, sending snort3: alerts, performing session sniping, logging packets, or dropping snort3: sessions/packets when deployed in-line. snort3: