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Snort is a network intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) created in 1998 by Martin Roesch, founder and former CTO of Sourcefire. Snort is now developed by Cisco, which purchased Sourcefire in 2013. It is free and open-source software with a GNU General Public License version 2.
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The extracted context around Snort (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Snort (software) → Cisco Systems Another extracted example is Snort (software) → GPLv2+. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around Snort (software). Examples in this analysis include Snort (software) → Developer → Cisco Systems and Snort (software) → License → GPLv2+. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snort (software) | Developer | Cisco Systems | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | License | GPLv2+ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Operating system | cross-platform: Unix-like (Linux, BSD, macOS), Windows | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Platform | IA-32, x86-64 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Repository | github.com/snort3/snort3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Snort 2.x (Legacy) | 2.9.19.0 / December 6, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-12-06) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Snort 3.x | 3.12.2.0 / April 23, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-04-23) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Stable release | Snort 2.x (Legacy)2.9.19.0 / December 6, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-12-06)Snort 3.x3.12.2.0 / April 23, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-04-23) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Type | Intrusion detection and prevention | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Website | www.snort.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Snort (software) | Written in | C++ (since version 3.0), C | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around Snort (software) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Analysis, Cisco and Github. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Snort (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Snort (software) with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Snort (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Snort (software) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
